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’ 12—Geo American Republican Wesiieaiions: For Ma: JAMES HARBER. Ward. Aldermen. is 1—William 8. Miller. Tra Bliss. 2—William 3 William Everdell. 3—William B.Cozzens. Uzal P. Ward. 4-—-Alfred Ashfield. Joseph Hay. 5—Klias G. Drake. James Smith. + 6—Elijah Houghton. Harvey Hunt. 7—John A. Bunting. John C. Bayles. 8—William Tucker. Wylhs Blackstone. 9—Horatio Mott. Peter P. Voorhis. 10—Jeremiah J, Dickinson.Jumes Horn. 11—Jabez Williams. Leonard L. Johnson. 12—Charles H. Hall, A. A. Al 13—Thomas Winship. Charl 14—Chas. W. Houghton. Benj 15—Ric’d L. Schieffelin. Moses Tucker. 16—Ph. W. Savage. William J. Roome. 17—Charles Devoe. William Taylor. Democratic Nominations. For Mayor. JONATHAN I. CODDINGTON. Ward. Alderman. Assistant. 1—John 8. Gilbert. Oliver Charlick. ‘James Stoneall ‘Thomas J. Agnew. 3—Jumes English. Isaac V. Fowler. 4—David T. Williams. Joseph A. Divver. 5—Francis R. Tillou. Robert Pattison. 6—John Thomas 8. Henry. chscin 7—John J, Ciscoe. Charles H. Dou 8—Charlea P. Brown. Albert W. Smith. 9—Isaac B. Smith. ‘William Quackenbush. 10—Daniel Ward. John W. Ketchum. 11—Charles J. Dodge. George S. Mann. 12—David 8. Jackson, Thomas J. Spafford. 13—Daniel D. Briggs. William G. % 14—Stephen Hasbrouck. Thomas B. Tappan. 15—Abraham Cook. Joseph E. re 16—William C. Seaman. John J. V. Westervelt. 17—John Pettigrew. James 8. Halstead. Whig Nominations. For Mayor. 4 MORRIS FRANKLIN. Ward. Alderman. Assistant. 1—Wilham 8. Miller. John M, Flint. 2—George F. Nesbit. Henry Ruggles. 3—Dr. A. 8. Doane. Newton ease: 4—William Hall. Archibald Hall. 5—William Adams. ivanus S. Ward. 6—Clarkgon Crolius. 1—Zedebee Ring. 8—Sylvanus Gedney. amuel Frost Elijah T. Lewis, John T. B. Maxwell. Jerse D. Price. Dr. Alex. A. Gunn, 10—George G. Tayior. Wm. A. Connant. 11—Jozeph Abbott. Mark Hull. e W. Allerton. Marcellus Eels. 13—Hezekiah Williams. Edward Collins. 14—John B. Scoles. Henry Durell. 15—Wnz. V. Brady. Harvey A. Weed. 16—Edward D. West. William C. Russell. 17--Robert J. Murray. | Theodore E. Tomlinson. Exxction Districts or THE Warpvs.—The fol. lowing list shows the places of holding the Polls in the various districts of the several wards in our city. The poll in the several election districts ig opened at sunrise, and kept open till the setting of the sun, First Ward—The ays for the Ist District of the 1st Ward shall be at M. 8 Thresher’s Broad street Hotel, corner of Broad and Pearl streets. For the 2d District, at Peers and Co.’s, No. 11 Broadwa: For the 8d District, at No. 100 Washington street. Second Ward—The poll for the Ist District of the 2d Ward shall be at the Second Ward Ilotel, No. $7 Nassau street. For the 2d District, at the south- west corner of Beekman and Gold sts. Third Wa d—The pal for the Ist District of the 3d Ward shall be at No. 5 Courtlandt street. For the 2d yg AE No. 5 Barclay st. For the 3d District, at No. 23 Warrenastreet. aban Fourth Ward—The poll for the Ist District of the 4th Ward shall be at the Shakspeare Hotel, corner of William and Duane sts. For the 2d District, at No. 25 James st. For the 3d District, at No. 7 James’ Slip. For the 4th District, at No. 340 Pearl STEIN Ward-The pol forth tl ‘ard—The for the Ist District of the Sth Ward shall be at the Fifth Ward ilotel =: For the 2d District, at No. 307 Washington street, coiner of Duane. For the 3d District, at No 165 Chapel st., Marion atreet. For the 4th District, at No. 156 Hudson street, corner of Vestry street. Sixth Ward—The poll for the Ist District of the 6th Ward shall be at the Sixth Ward Hotel corner ot Duane and Centre streets, For the 2d District, at 1384 Leon: Fer the 8d District, at the coraer of Franklin and Centre sts. For the Ath Disiriet, at Joseph Speiss,’ No. 70 Bayard st. Seventh Ward—The poll for the Ist District of the 7th Ward shall be at No. 126 East Broadway. For the 2d District, at No. 159 Madison st. For the 3d District, at No. 166 Cherry st. For the 4th Distr.ct, at No. 19 Jefferson st. For the 5th Dis- trict, at No. 243 Cherry st. For the 6th District, at No, 475 Grand st. For the 7th District, at No. 652 Water st. Fighth Ward.—The poll for the Ist. District of the 8th Ward shall be at McBarron’s, north west corner of ae and Mercer street For the 2nd. District at No. 73 Wooster street. For the 8rd. Dis- trict at No. 168 Spring street. For the 4th. District at P. Crawford’s, corner of Varick and Dominick streets. For the 5th District at the Tivoli, corner of Varick and Charlton streets. For the 6th Dis- trict at 272 Hudson street. For the 7th District at the House of Fieet and Connor, No. Spring street. For the 8th District at No. 305 Sprin street, between Washi.gton and Greenwicl streets. Niath Ward.—The poll for the lst District of the 9th Ward shall be at No. 599 Washington street. For the 2ad District at 273 Bleecker street. For the 3rd District at the south west corner of Amos and Washington streets. For the 4th District at No. 291 Bleecker}street. For the 5th District at the south west corner of Bank and Washington streets. For the 6th District at No. 434 Hudson street, cornerof Charles street. te 8 Tens! fard.—The poll for the Ist District of the 10th Ward shall be at No. 26 Delancy street. For the 2ad. District at the corner of Broome und Forsyth streets. For the 3rd District at St. David's Hall, No. 246 Walker street. For the 4th District at No. 64 Hester, corner of Ludlow street. For the Sth District at Military Hall, No. 65 Ludlow street. Eleventh. Ward.—The poll for the Ist District of the 11th Ward shall be at No. 214 Stanton street. For the 2nd District at No. 127 Columbia street. For the 3rd District at 283 Second street. For the th District at the corner of Avenue D. and Fourth street, in Wm. Stebbins’ building, er: Twelfth Ward.—The poll for the Ist District of the 12th Ward shall be at John O’Keefe’s, Iarsen- ville, for the 2ndj District at the House of A. V. Backer, Manhattanville. ey, Thirteenth Ward.—The poll for the Ist District of the 13th Ward shall be at the corner of Grand Clinton streets, (Asa Onderdonk’s.) For the 2nd District at No. 166 Delancy street. For the 3rd District. at No. 5 Sheriff street. Kor the 4th District at No. 646 Grand street. Fourteenth Wurd.—The poll for the, Ist District of the Mth Ward shall be at No. 76 Prince street. For the 2nd District at No. 33 Prince street. For the 3rd District at Dunn’s No. 204 Grand street. For the 4th District at the Broadway House, north east corner of Broadway and Grand street. For the Sth District at No. 173 Hester street. Fifteenth Ward.—The poll for the 1st District of the 15th Ward shall be at the corner of Bleecker and Sullivan streets. For the 2nd District, at Con- stitution Hall, No. 650 Broadway. For the 3d Die- trict, the drug étore on the corner of Broadway and Eighth street. For the 4th District, at the Ameri- can Star House, corner of Barrow and McDougal streets, Sixieenth Ward.—The poli for the lst District of the 16th Ward shall be at the southwest corner of Kighth Avenue and Fifteenth street. For the 2nd District, at the house of Smith and Hubbard, Third Avenue, between 23d and 24th streets. For the 3d District, at No. 187 Eighth Avenue. For the 4th District, at the house of Mrs. Connor, corner of 35th st. and Eighth Avenue. For the 5th District, at the southeast corner of Third Avenue and 31st street. Seventeenth Ward.—The poll for the Ist District of the 17th Ward shall be at the house of Albert Losee, corne: Bowery and Rivington street. For the 2nd District, at the Hermitage Hall, corner of Houston and Allen streets For the 3d District } at the house of John Duryee, corner of Stanton and Norfolk streets. For the 4th District, at Jefferson Ilall, No. 67 Third street. For the 5th District, at the house of James Kavanagh, No. 25 Third Ave- nue, corner of Stuyvesant street. Senator Nites.—The Hon. J. M. Niles, of Jonnecticut, who has been seyeral months in our State Lunatic Asylum at Utica, arrived here on Thursday e vening, accompanied by Dr. Buttolph, who is connected with the Asylum. nm Wells, of Hartford, Ct., met Mr. Niles here, with lew, it is said, of judging whether Mr Ns health was sufficiently restored to render it pro- per for him to take his seat in the Senate. We understand hat Mr, Niles is siperentty restored. His mind has re- anmed its tranquillity and his general health improved, He has proceeded to Washington —bany Jour, April 6. Morperer Baitev.-—-Corporal Golder was brought before Judge Manning on "Paerday last, for kill- ing Mrs, Buerger, near Jefferson Barracks, a short time ago, and held to bail in the «um of $0,000, for hin appear. auce to answer to the indictment found against him.— Lewis Reporter, March 23, Avorner Cuurcu Buant.—We learn by Adams’ Express that the Second Congregational Church of t Rev. Mr. Bond, Norwich, Ct., took fire at 1 o'clock on Friday morning, and was enti valuable organ. rely consumed, with the OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ELECTION DISTRICT UAT NOSCNH Common fchools in New York. The “ Annual Report of the Superintendent of Common Schools” of this State, made to the Le- gislature, January 13th, 1844, is ag interesting do- cument to all who value properly the importance ot education. — It is gratifying to observe the great extent to which the means of instruction are used by the people. The total number of children resi iny ve filled by sending their cl school, and punctually paying their quota of the tax or rate bill when called upon for that purpose. No opportu. nity was afforded for comparing the condition of the school with that of others, near or remote; and each teacher for the brief period embraced in his contract with the dis- trict, without supervision, encouragement or advice, only’ passed through a tedious and monotonous routine of unintelligible and consequently uninteresting exercises. - Afver an interval of three or four months another teache: was employed, and the same process repeated, with such jations ovly as arose from the cubstitution of one im- practicable method for another. ‘The profession of the | teacher became,too often but without cause, disreputable : | the school house a by-word of rep -and the dis- trict school synonimons with all tuat ir, low, | immoral, and degrading. The repeated aud convincing testimony of Indiviauals and public officers, and the | observations and experience of all who have had thi in the districts from which reports were recei- , amounted to 607,995, exclusive of the city of NewYork ; out of which there have been in attend. | ance in the several district schools, for a longer or a shorter period, during the year ending on January Ist, 1843, 610,354. This year the number in atten- dance has been 657,782, showing an increase of upwards of 59,000. A considerable improvement has been effected in the consoiidation of small dis- uicts which have heretofore existed. “ They have,’ as the report states, “ for a long period heretofore been the source of many formidable | evils—miserable school houses, poor and cheap teachers, interrupted and temporary instruction, | and heavy rate bills, are among the prominent | calamities incident to small districts. The ordina- | ty pretext for the division and subdivision of dis- | vision, that thorough and complete element tricts, is the greater proximity to be afforded to a | which it was the policy and design of our s: portion of the inhabitants to the school house, To | lic instroction to secure to every cnild of the this single advantage considerations of much greater | been almost universally withheld ” importance are often sacrificed. The idea seems | | The report then states that through the m a. Ee ssl eet by he sets isa Loa i | tn net ba te ong the ear he ae ship for children to travel a mile, or even halt a | {h Dot only Peeping tne ay tr tenes mile, to school; and that those individuals are | tuatand moral instruction, but alay in demolishing most favored who find the school house nearest to | numerous harriers which have hitherto prevei their houses. It is true that there are a few | tercommunication between the several districts—that an note ee 8 in the Cl held the nearness of | extended fooling of lps has been awakened, and that the school house may be deemed a convenience.— ie istees and inbabitents are now Bar all children of ten or twelve years of age, | the schools—to encourage the exertions of the teachers must, in order to maintain heals and secure | fo i , and to discriminate in the choice of the true development oftheir physical functions, ex. | ‘eachers.” : ercise daily loa much greater extent than is prod AL eat bone tthe tacceosek talTG Bae postin niece ite by one or even two miles travel,” Wc. “The most | pupils. Good f exist to the gratilication of th. rigid teachers will testify that, asa general rule, | commendable desire, the aggregate number of v those children who live ‘farthest from the school | the district libraries’ amounting to 2s much as Le ied most punctual in their attendance, | But whilet we agree with the sot ete the choice of and make the greatest progress in their studies.”— | books suited to the different ages and degrees of advance: That fact, of which there should not be any doobt, | ment of the P egrw f leading importance, he rvems to seeing we have good authority tor it, isinteresting, | 84 t® $9 t9 far in recommending works stited for the and proves the value of exercise to the scholar. | “vst finished scho'ar.” {t must pay pave been a stip ‘The inefficiency which has hitherto character. | the pen, to recommend works of this kind to be de- A in y wi H J ACtCT- | posited istrict libreries,” where, for want of readere, ised the Common School operations is fully ad-! they would lie unused on shelves which could be more mitted in the report, and are attributed to ‘ineflec- | usefully occupied by works less unpretending. It is well tive supervision; their complete isolation from each other, | however “that works adapted to the most{premature intel- and feom the community in general; the indifference mau- | lect as well es for more advanced minds, have been pro ifested by the great body of the people to their interest | vided; wholly free on the one hand from that puerility and wellare; the want of competent teachers, suitable | whicn ir fit only for the nursery, andon the other from school houses, sattable text boo! . suitable mote of go- | those generalizations and assumptions which are adapted vernment an cipline in the school room; in short, to | only to advanced stages of mental ess.” the absence of any intereet on tho pat of the parens, dd | The report brings. tin bere the feginiatare the sub- any enlightened know of the science of education on | ject of Normal schools,” which, in last year’s annual re- the part of the teachers. Up to the year 1841 the only | aah git recommended, for the education of a more ef class of officers whose special duty it’ was to visit and in- fivient and superior class of teachers, and that stich a class means of knowing the contition of the schools, in the greater portion of the districts of th corroborate the trnth of the picture here drawn, P well ‘Stat sh) ‘That there has not been a gradual ent in their condition, notwithstanding t! y have had to encounter, it would b unjust and untrue to assert, but under the dis inseparable from a total absence of public or prival spect the scftvols and to provide a suitable body of teach- | would be provided by this means better than by any ers for theit instruction were the Commissioners and In- | other, is proved by the operation of similar institutions in spectors of Common Schools.” | Kurope. Still, ax it would not be wise to introduce the “In what manner these important and responsible du: | plan under any but inthe most favorable circumstances, ties were discharged by them has already been submitted | it is not likely to be adopted by a legislature which is to the Legislature in previous reports from this depart- | more liberal in any thing then education. The sum ment. Incompetent teachers were permitted to take charge of a great majority of the schools under the offi- cial sanction of certificates of qualification, granted fre quently without any previous knowledge of their charac- ter or attainments; and the visitations required were sel- dom if evermade ‘Trustees of districts contented them- selves with discharging the duties imposed upon them by Jaw; and after having contracted wit! teacher for the lowest price they could obtain, and made the requisite ar- | tion of the importance of the education of youth—much rangements for continuing the school for alength of time, | remains to be done yet. “The whole number of school sufficient to enable their district to xecure its proportionate | houses,” says the report, “ vieited and inpected by the share of the public money, they rurely felt themselves juperintendente during the past year, was 9,368 ; called upon to examine the condition of the school itself ; | of which 7,695 were of framed wood, 446 of brick, 623 of granted from the school fund,275 000 dollars,gives to cach of the 657,782 children of the State, less than 40 cents — by the lart report of the University Regents the ts in those universities, the sons of the rich, re- ually $355 each, ‘independent of $4,800’ up- teachers departmente. me and efficient state js growingup,under official diltigence,and epreading convic- ” wecaiad THE Of these 3,160 were fow 70 in ordivory and comfortable repai pair, or totally unfit for school purpi number furnished with more than one room was 5 i with one room only. The number furni Me play grounds is 1,041 the mumnber not so he number furnished with a single ; those with privies containing « apartments for mae and female pupils, 1,012 ; w vumber of those not furnished with ony privy whatever, 6,423, ‘The number suitably furnished with convenient 's, desks, sc. is reported at 3,282 ; and the number not .. The number furnished with proper ation is stated at 1514, while the num- ith those essential requisites is 7,899, {elementary fying and humi- tions as that of the con/ition of a large por- tion of the school houses, as presented in the above enu- eration Que third only of the whole number visited 1 in good repair, another third in ordinary and ndition only'in this respect—in other words jy suflicient for the convenience and accommodation of thé teachers and pupils, while the remainder, consist- ing of 3,18, were, to all intents and purposes, unfit for the reception of manor ‘id “But 54) out of Voting r 65 houses virited contained more than one room: 7 312 were destitute of any suitable play ground nearly 6,000 were unfurnished with convenient seats and desk rly $000 destitute of the proper facilities for ventiletion; ‘and upwards of 1,000 without a privy of any sort, while of the remainder, but about 1,000 were pro- vided with privies containing different apartments for male and female pupils! and it is in these miserable abodes of wecumulated dirt and filth, deprived of wholesome air, or rotection to the assaults of the for necessury exercise or re- Javation; convenience for promoting their studies; crowded together on benches, not admitting of a moment's rest in any position, and debarred the possibility of yield- ing to the colls of nature witoout violent inroads a modesty and shame; that upwards of 200,000 children scattered over verious parts of the State are compelled to spend ana eriod of eight months during each year of their pa Here the first lessons of human life, the incipient prine'ples of morality, and the rules of social in- tercourse are to be impressed upon the plastic minds. The boy is here to receive the model of his permanent charac- ter, and to imbibe the elements of his future career; and here the instinctive delicacy of the young female is to be expanded into maturity by’ precept’ and example, Is it strange, under such cireumstances, that an early and in- ivincible repugnance to the acquisition of knowledge 1s imbibed by the youthfol mind; that the school house is regarded with nuconcealed aversion and diagust, and that pacents who have any desire to preverve the health and the morals of their children, exclude them from the dis- trict school, and provide instruction for them elsewhere.” The above extract points out a most glaring and deplo- rable imperfection, which would not be tolerated in the worst governed country of Europe. The Irish hedge schools, whore Dr. O'Toole reigned dexpotic, were not—~ could nut be worse, !udeed, if it were not stated by un- qnestioued authority, it would scarcely be held as credi- ble that such a state of things could exist in the United States of Anierica. ‘The reports of the County Superintendents are unan- mous ‘in the: bearing to the wisdom of substituting Town Superintendents for Commissioners and Inspectors of Common Schools; and they are no less agreed upon the inju oncy of irregularity of attendance on the rt who are dependant on the district schools heir education. if parents who wink at, if they are not the promoters of the abuse of the most valuable sea- son of life, would attend to the interests of their children, they woul! enforce a strict and regular attendance at school. Two years of constant and regular schooling is better than ten‘ of occasional and interrupted attendance, and children might as well not go at all as to go and learn to-luy what will be forgotten to morrow; and it is truly id that the negligence of parents sows their children’s th “with dragon’s teeth.” superintendant of the Franklin Co. has a clever re- corporal punishment,” which anbject was spe- cially assigned to him to report upon. He truly observes that the sulject is well nigh exhausted, and long a matter on which the best thinkers have disagreed, The present report far to diseountenance its use in schools for the five fellow: ing reasons :— Ast. It cultivates the animal feng anime of both pupil and teacher, at the expense of noral faculties. 2d It does not have iss desired «fect. Sd. It Is @ prolific source of dissension in districts, and of dissatisfaction with teachers. 4th. Admitting that it is allowable in parents, no teacher is or can be invested with the power which parents pos- sess in this case; oth. ‘There us a better way. Another superintendent recommends that the state su- pertendant should personally examine the qualifications of the teachers, and visit for the pury inspecting the district schools In the vpinion of the Writer uf the report at present alluded to, it would stimulate the teachers to seli-improvement, @ great desideratum amongst @ clase amounting to more than a quarter of the aggregate of the teachers in the state, and who are, te use the words of a county superintendent “ below zero ;” and according to avother “unfit to teach.” ‘The employment of female teachers on an extensive plan is recommended alsu. [ta advocate does so on the ground of economy, and because females are best calculated to attend to the enforcement “of habits of neatness and whatever pertains to good man- ners,” to which much attention should be paid, if, as we are accustomed and taught to believe, that a" muns mau- ners commonly decide bis fortune.” Some interesting topics are taken up in the New York City Report. ‘The writer does not think that the new Benool Act of 1812 was fremed with wisdom in not in- creasing the means of the Public School Society, rather than the establishment of district schools. It would have been a great saving of money, and obviated the very du. bivus utility of “having as it were, two parallel lines of schools, deriving their support from the public revenue, und acting, if not in opposition to each other, at least not in unity’ The Board of Education not possessing ade- quate power to prescribe an unifurm plan of tuitien, the absence of this is a great evil. When a child ls removed from one school to another where the system, the arrenge- ment, the books, are different—the joss of time is evident. ‘The author hus some sensible remarks on the Bible ques- tion and on the sectarian spirit which unbappily crept into discussions on this matter, and which went far to originate the clamor apenas the public schools unfairly, ‘that by a Pa, who have since incurred the charge of sectarianism, although the first to cry out inst it. Many other matters of importance are disc these reports, which at present we cannot do justice to. Surarme Court—Sreciat Term.—April 2, 1844. Present, Mr. Justice Beardsley.—Howard vs. C! son—An order of Wm. Kent, circuit judge, that . duce and deposit with clerk of thia court at New York, within ten ey after service of this order, ang mentioned in piffs. petition ; or, that in detault, deft. he debarred from certain defences arising under said pi per writing. Tompkins Co. Bank—Motion for leave prosecute the official bond of M. B Hart, sheriff of New < Fox ads. Merrill—Motion for Motion for judgt. as in case of non suit—denied, with,costs. Johnson--Motion tor jndgt. as in case of non ted, with costs, without opposition. Flint impd. and al uds Sy brook and al —Motion to set aside default— granted, with costa, Co otion to change venue—granted, without opposition. Smith vs. Hunt—Motion to refer—granted, no opposition. Luff vs. Kimball—Motion to vacate order and stipulation, staying proceedings until return of commissioner, und for liberty to proceed in the cause—granted, no opposition. Hobby and al. ads. Clapp, ‘kc.—Motion to change venue— denied. Leland and al. ads Coster and ul —Motion to va- cate order of P. Gridley and rule of court under it—grant- ed, with costs. Arnis. 3,—Present, Mr, Justice Beardaley.—Smyth vs. Wilker and al.—motion to 1efer—denied, with costs. Richardson ads Keller—motion that defendant be allowed double costa to be taxed—granted, no opposition In the matter of the application o* Daniel £. Hubbard for the ap- pointment of a guardian for Margaret C. Hubbard, a mi- ner, &c ~-granted is. McKie—motion to chunge venue—granted Pope ads. Trull—motion to set aside default, &.—granted, with costs, no opposition mrs k Bauk ys. Diefendorff and al.—-motion on the part &o.—deniet, with costs, with- McKean—motion' to set Merrill vs. O'Hern— aside inquest—granted, on terms. motion to set aside judgment—granted, without costs, and without prejudice.” Morrison va. Widner—motion to set aside sale of real estate, made by sheriff of Monroe—de- nied, with costs to betaxed, without prejudice. Warner and al. Sheather and al —motion to take examination from the records and to cancel any satistaction of the judgt — granted, without oj ‘ion. Perkins ads. Winterbottom —motion to set fault—granted, on payment of costs, Sweet vs. ind ab-motion to substitute referee—granted, yer ads, Houghton and al.—mo- tion for further time to defendant to prepare a case or biil &c.—denied, with costs, without prejudice. Far- Mechanics’ Bank, of Mich., vs, Root—cnler to transfer commission, &c., from clerk's office at Utica to clerk's office at Albany. In the matter of opening 30th street, New York—motion that William P. Hallet, clerk, &c., pay certain moneys on a ward, to the petitioners in’ this matter—granted, er parte Peo- ple ex rel Willett, vs. Leaycraft—motion for certior- ari to issucto deft. as justice peace of Kings co.— granted exparte. Williams sds. 'Torrey—motion to set aside in- quest, &0.—denied with costs, without prejudice. Gard- ner ads. Gibson—motion to’ set aside inquest—denied, with costs, without prejudice, Firth and al. motion to set aside inquest—granted, on terms. Tice ve. Warren—motion for leave to amend shal i of repl Row in, &c.—granted ex porte, Sperling—motion to set aside inquest—granted, without costs to either party. Mount, prest, &¢. Scott—mo- tion to set aside report of referees and judgt.—granted on id al —motion to terms. Vandervoort ads. logersol change venue—granted, no opposition. Brow! vs. ‘Tho motion to substitute referee. ed,— McKibt r, that proceedings by pit! ed’ until decision of Juige rupley to discontinue without costs—granted, Walworth, Asst. Regr ads. Nicoll and al —motion to supercede writ of er- ror—granted, default. Burrows and al. vs. Hart, shiff N Y¥.—motion for leave to prosecute official bond of said Hart—granted. Reid ads. Smith—order, that motion stand over till next supreme term. Hinsdall vs. Sharps—motion tonet off judgt, and for Perpetnal stay of Ex's— granted. In the manner of Daniel D. wv, for a certiorari to issue to Matthew Halcott, Esq justice peace Delaware co — granted ex parte. Inthe matter of Isaac Hill, for a certio- rari tothe judges of Wayne co. on an appeal from com- mixsiouers of highways— granted ex parte —Albany Atlas. Supreme Court—Srecian ‘Tenm, April 4, 1844.— Present—Mr. Justice Beardsley. Burr and al. ads Henry and al.—motion to sct aride default and subsequent proceedings grant 1, with costs Dickinson vs, Carpen- er—motion for application of Att'y for deft —granted, and Att’ys appointed. Allen vs. Gilbert and Wife—motion to refer—granted, default, Thomas and al, ads. Morgan— motion to vacate rule and judgment—granted without costs. Richards and al. ads. Hanks— motion for retexation of costs—$47 47 struck ont of the bill. Conklin ads, Low—order-—that $150 for deft. be applied on the Ex’n is- ued in this cause with interest from 6th Oct. 1843, with- utcosts. Wilber and al. ads. Colver—motien for a per- asual stay of execution—granted, on terms. Waters vs Johnson—motion for a precept for costs—granted ez parte. oLceland and al. ads. Wilson—motion for a commission, ovtp stay of proceedings—granted, default. Suydam and copra. Pratt a motion foran attachment—denied, wngeut costs, without prejudice. Robertsada, McClellan tal. v.—motion for commission—granted, with stay of ewithodings. Merrit ads. Flanders and al.—motion to aand al the venue ond refer—granted, Bell ads Oxnorn, Adm’x, kc. —motion to change ventie—granted. Enton Davis—motion to change venue—denied. ison vs. Scett and al.—motion to sct aside judgment — d, with costs, Holtstrender ads. Richardson—mo- tion to set aside the execution, and for a perpetual stay of proceedings on the judgment—granted, with costs. Latuy ads. Sheldon—motion for re-taxation of costs— granted, without costs, and motion that defendant's attorney be al- lowed to make up a judgment record, &c.—denied, with- out costs. Hoover vs. Alberger—motion for a satisfaction of judgment—granted e= parte —Albany Atlas, U. 8. District Court. Before Judge Betts, Avni 6.—In the Matter of the Ship Oxford.—It will be recollected that some time in the month of February last several cases of goods were smuggled on shore from the ahip Oxford; that subsequently information was received at the Custom Hous dine goods and vessel were reized under the revenue laws. A petition was presen Captain Rathbone, and the owners, sett ng. fort facts and circumstances connected with the case, and praying the restoration of the vessel. Under the e it in the duty of the District Judge to take proofs of all the facts and report his opinion to ‘he government, and upon t opinion the government will decide whether to re- store the vessel and goods or direct the District Attorney t0 proceed to a conitemnation he matter came on to-day before Judge Betts, when the Associate District Attorney proved the seizure and the value of the goods,’ which amounted to $6,178, also the part which Captain’ Rathbon Mr. Hasitron, for Capt ain Rathbono,proved by several witnesses that it was the practice of the matesof the Liverpool packets to receive and deliver goods, and that the Captaing never knew anything of what goods w on board except from the manifest. Several witnesses also produced, who testified to the high standing of in Rathbone. His Honor will make u "db all thee his Report in a few days. ton.—The followin, members ¢ list, both bly, except those from ach of which sends one Ruopr Istann Bue (here omitted) comprises all th Houses of the next General Burrillviile and Litthe Compto: member to each Hou If these two towns return me bers of the same ities those of last year, as they doubtless will, there will be 24 Law and Order Senators and 7 Dorrites: the House, 66 Law and Order and 13 Dorrite membe king a majority of sixty, on joint ballot, against the radicals — Providence Journal, prit 6 Navat,—Commodore Williain Compton Bolton has, we learn, been appointed by the Secretary of the ‘Navy to the command, as P aptain, of all the forces afloat ut the Norfolk station, which command was recently m: vacant by the death of Commodore Kennedy. In consequence of this appointment, Com- modore Bolton has = ted the withdrawal of his made to th ite, by the President, as Chief of Construction, Equipment, and’ Repairs. selection is deservedly compli ry to this dis tinguished and gallant officer — Madi ne Iowa Lanps.—Contracts have been made for the ion of sixty townships in the nev’ purchase. The # general has recommended the immediate survey of oll the lands purchased from the Sacs and Reviaton.—The Rev, H. B. Soule, of Utica, N. Y., will preach to-morrow, in the School street Universa- list Church—at which place he is to assist hereafter the oged pastor in that society, — Boston Post, April 6. New York Leaistarune.—The emphatic, the al- most unanimous vote of the Hiouse to-day—100to 1 —on the resolution to non-concur with the conditions ‘itutional amend. effect will be exceedingly significant. ibuny «Atlas, April 6. ‘The Lay of the Holy Minstrel. New York, among its wonders, boasts a Tabernacle wide ‘That deily swallows and casts out a mottled human tide; N meat what 6 the spectacle—whole thousands gather ere, To hear some oso] J "Tis oft th nx 4 winten aa tate Hg Sometimes the case is altered, and pearls are thrown to e Not thus w. mse pearls neglected, as a gem fel) from & For pyr Pretty pilgrim pig op'd wide its pretty And joining’ with the older tribe, the walls with echoes ring, A church without a bishop and a state without « king. Now, when this noise subsided, and folks to di 4 ‘And pilgrims’ sons like other folks had their swe’ ment. ment, ‘Then sougs were sung, ard tousts were given, and many things were pe That seemed quite well when spoken, but poor enough when read ; Nor lightning fashed, or thunder, roll’d, whea Dr. Watn- wright spoke, Until next day in newspaper an awful report broke, Then pore, for Christendom arose a Dutchman bold, (Polemic wrath and eabbage weil stored his lower hold) And hamteniag. up to Wainwright, said, in words spoke like shots, “Choose, quickly choose your weapons, sir—my name is Dr. Potts.” Now, who Potts is or who Potts was, I do not know, or care, But Wainwright is a bishop's man, and gown and bands doth wea su , too, but clear as I can scan, In church he wea As fils the man the surplice, so the surplice fits the man : 4 grace through outward form, "tis seldom we Yet pleased I am to see through form,the form of decency; Some say that Wainwright it the Aight kept twisting ef 8 heel, And hooper beg serpent’s wisdom less than cquirming of the ee! While others say, like loaded horse, sore taken with the Down came,with ull his loadjof lore, the learned Dr. Potts. When Potts came down, then up there sprung, like mon- key on a box, A man well known on many astage by name of Dr. Cox; He came not with a sumbre air, arrayed im bands and own, But ridged three nights with much epplause a Tabernacle clown ; He had authority for jokes and wild buffoonery, kor prophets had their sportive moods, sud saints their jubilee— ‘That hot in sobervess and gloom does wisdom always shine, But ere too kick up her heels, and mirth end wit will vin. Don't then good folks a word geinsay, if Cox Himself to show, Comes forth to wheel about, end turn chow, ond jump Jim row. He labored hard three nights ’tia sai but true, That not a word was lisped at all, about the negro pew, Nor was it e’en suggested, that the human face divine, Shines brightest in those chequered ranke, where black and white combine ; 'Twas not the mingled mischief that sons of darkness do, But horrors of another kind, by him were brought to view, For dark amalgamation’s form was shown 60 = to sight, Where robe of silk held dalliance with surplice pure white, ‘That e’en his eyeballs seemed to cry—down with the popish thing— A church without a bishop, and a state without a king. And then was showed, how Romish priest, to dying sin- ner shriven, By greasing well ‘his lower end, would smoothe the road to Heaven ; And that the man who bent his knees, nor kept them stiff as stones, ‘Was kneeling fool crooked up by curvature on marrow bones. ‘Thus, though all delighted were by the quizks of Dr. Cox, Few thought how hard the job to catch he sheepot others? jocks—- Nor vasy task it is, sometimes to prance, sometimes to ray, Fomethmey to bellow like a bull, to get one sheep away. But mie is, we've errors here from which old Rome is free, For monks ne’er show such monkey tricks, a pope such popery. Now all ye parrons, high and low, who claim that orders re e, Are shown the church by voice divine, or wholesome __, policy, I wish the secret you would tell, which long I have sought ‘in Would buried be, with the old man who doubtless brought it in ; But if you won't my counsel take, and ute the right ab- stersion, Like Dr. Cox, just leave your church and seek more fit iversion— Drive your own children from your fold, and gaily you éun sing, We care as miich for bishop, as a hog cares for a king. COXSWAIN. United Sta omimissioner’s Office. Before Commissioner Rapelyi. Arai. 6—CHance or Revorr.—William Smith, sea- man on board the Ship Utica, wes brought before the Commissioner,on the complaint of Frederick Hewitt, cap- tain of said ship, for endeavoring to create a revolt on the voyage from Ilavre to New York. Captain Hewitt, sworn and examined, testified—Is mas- ter of the ship Utica; left Havre on the 2d of February gpd meched Mew Yock on the S0t of March; William Smith, the man now present, was on board; on the 29th. at half past 3 in the morning, the mate called me seemed to be vety much frightened; | was alarmed from the way in which he spoke; I came on deck and saw the prisoner and the mate standing together; | asked what was ail that noise about; he, the prisoner, said, he'd be damn‘d if he would be treated like a dog; I told ‘the mate to iron him; he said, he'd be damn’d if he would be; then drew his knife; [told him to leave it down, snd he drop ped it; Ithen told the mate to ge’ the irons; the irone were in my room, and | went myself for the irons, and left him in charge of the mate; I brought the irons and a cutless, my pistols not being loaded, and I laid it down and then, after a great scuffle we roped und ironed him; while we were doing so, he called out to the men said, boys, now is your time, Cross examined.—Had the prisoner arrested. (Af fidavit produced.) This is my affidavit; he was ed yesterday ; there was a civil suit in the Marine Court when the affidavit was mude and be fore; does not recollect that Judge Randall hed chi the jury, in the suit of Randall, before he was arrested; the mate called me; it was his watch; the mate was stand. ing by the main rigging Smith was in the mate’s wate when the mate and selsed him sll hands were called; 1 kept him in irons about two hours, | said 1 would kill him if he did not put down his knife; 1 had nothing in my hands at the time; | told the men if any of them would interfere I would kill them. Arex Rivanocx examined.—Called them to hold the reef; none came but aman named White; I then called them again,and he came slowly ; | ordered him to set on one of the stern sails;he refused; t collared him;he struck me in the face two or three times; | got him down and asked him if he would be quiet; he suid he would if he liked; the captain then came, and we put him in irons; while we were ironing him he called twice to the crew to assist him; one of them sung out we ought to kill him. Cross-examined.—The crew did not offer to come for- ward, the affair originated because he would not obey my orders; | then collared him. Joun Mitien examined for prisoner.—Was second mate of the Uticn; first saw the men at the main rigging, ond saw the first mate andthe captain dragging bis shirt off; they got it off; witness was then ordered to assist in put- ting him up; the steward brought the irons; at the time 1 saw the captain and mate dragging his shirt off he did not call on any of the crew tocome aft and assist him; | was present all the time; Murdock came out after I did; he said to Smith “keep quiet or you'll be shot,” heard the captain hallon for his pistols; | saw no knife; if there was any it must be previous to my coming on deck; J saw nothing on the part of Smith except a struggle to get away from the grasp of the captain; there was no revolt or mutiny, or any tendency to it while | was on deck; awears positively that Smith did not say “boys, now is the time;” nor could he have said so without my hearin Tuomas Thomas, sworn and examined.—The origin of the diffieulty was about going into the forecastle a night or twoprevious. The mate struck the men, and | saw him fall. The night the diftoulty occurred, they clenched each other, and the mate got down; Smith let him up, and the mate ordered him to go att; he did so ; and the mate ran into the cabin; he returned out of the cabin, and the man was coming forward, and the mate struck him, Captain Hewett then came out, and called ovt, “ where is the damn scoundre Jaid hands on th i in irons ; the cap’ about the head ; [did not h crew to take his pert, 1 heard nothing. but the captain saying, that he would flog him nutil he (Smith) would acknowledge that he had struck the captain Jobn Ridge, another seaman, corroborated the lost wit- ness. ‘The prisoner was fully committed Kl nd Cornelius Halsey tain sung out i g and thumping him ‘man call wut to the first and second assault and bat. man named Samuel Sherwood, on beard Sandwich Island tery on ue ship, in the port of Otahite at thi month of October last. Sherw Hamilton, were examined, and swore thi struck Sherwood with his fist, and that L him three times on the head! with «he him se nthe hes he Court evidence, dismissed the complaint og Halsey, and n then permitted him to testify for Loper. Halsey proved i an that wood was drunk at the time, ond that he w: extremely ill-tempered man when in liquor, The hound over Loper in $100 in his own recognizance. Texian Rumons.—Texian matters created all sorts of fuss in our money market yemerday. Re- ports reached the city— nobody knows how—that the Vexicwn and British ministers bad demanded their pass- ports, in view of the peculiar state of affairs at Washing: ton, and that there was tobe a megnificent “dare up” among the “powers that be.” Texas notes and Texas Js accordingly experienced a sad depreciation. There 0 good reason, «0 far aa we know, to presume that the stories relativeto the action of the torely yn ministers at Washington, hus the slightest foundation in truth.—.V. 0. Tropic, March %, Wratnen x Canapa.—The harbor of Kingston may now be declared open, a strong wind having done the busin ‘The weather haa been very cold of late days with falls of snow, (not, however, enificient for sleighin and severe frosts at night.—Kingsion Whig, Iprit 2