The New York Herald Newspaper, February 6, 1845, Page 2

NE ¥V Ponitrea Cus IN New York, Thurac Mink @icihers mail due tant aight, Nad /ank controlling an influence over the result of the late ee mail due last night, arrived at the hour of our pg ti reese 2 . . . or brought this club into existence are of precisely the The Administration of Mr. Polk. same character as those which originate all politi- On many occasions during the last few weeks we pee 1t was for some time rather doubtful in have given certain views of the position and pros- | Which scale its preponderating influence would be ties which would surround Mr. i 7 sion to power, arising trom the different influences dollars, officially given to the *f Empire Club” by at work in the party which carried him into the Tammany Hall, it received, in donations, largesses, White House—influences which are better under- &e.,&e ,over five thousand more —making about stood by the phrases, the Southern democracy re- | ¢isht thousand dollars in hard cash received as the presented by Mr. Calhoun, and the Northern de- | Teward of its services in the campaign. This is mocracy headed by Silas Wright. We have given | Pretty good pay, but not too much, as its exertions our views on the position and prospects of the | Probably decided the result of the election. ‘ coming administration in such a way as to call | _1# the history and organization of these clubs in forth the remarks of several of the newspapers, but | New York, and elsewhere throughout the United in none of them do we find apythingthat is worthy | States, we recognize the same general features of notice, unless in two journals, the Richmond Ens | Which characterized the Jacobins, the Cordillie 4 guirer, ot Virginia, and the Nashville Union, cf | #04 the otherclubsin France during the revolution. Tennessee—papers that really seem alone, through- | Created by the revolution, they in their turr be- outthe whole democratic press of this country, to | came the creators of revolutions, fre quently in the appreciate the position of Mr. Polk, and to under. | Course of a few months overturning and extermi- 6tand the difficulties that surround him. nating each other, and keeping the political power In order that our readers may understand per- | Of the nation rapidly vascillating from one bloody have said, we insert in another portion of this ary spirit, manifesting itself in the creation of these journal several extracts from the two journals to | ¢@ting and popular cabals and clubs, each of which It will be perceived from both of these journal: mond Enquirer, that a broad admission is made of path with blood and horror, yet they were brought the difficulties which must surround Mr. Polk on | into existence by the same causes, and marked by his accession to power—difficulties of a compli. | the same characteristics, as the clubs in this coun- cated and embarrassing nature, not only growing try. Humaa nature Ng the United States is the Out of the applications for office, and the necessity | Ne 88 human nature in France, or any otherpart of removals and new appointments, but springing | f the world. ° But here the inflammable and ex from that characteristic struggle in our national | Plosive materials of our population, which show politics, which is always going on—we mean the themselves in the formation of clubs, are held in contest for the succession to the Presidency. Al- | check, not only by each other, but by the myste- ready it will be seen by the Richmond Enquirer, | ™0U% undefined, yet all-powerful, moral force of that thus early in the day, before even the inau- | ‘he great inert mass of disinterested, thinking, guration of Mr. Polk has taken place, the support- | Teading, reasoning men, who look quietly on while ers of Joha C. Calhoun and Silas Wright respec- | these factious cabals are playing their fantastic tively are beginning to make movements for tricks and antics, but who are ever ready to step in the accomplishment of their diffrent and op- | 88d put them down when they go too far. : posing objects. Now, we contend that the Besides this, the great geographical extent of settlement of appcintments alone would create | °C country is another security forthe public & great deal of trouble and difficulty to Mr. | Peaces and rotate harmices effervescence of a Polk and his administration of public effiirs ; but | cited and infuriated masses of public sentiment in when we add to this, anether and a more disturbing any particule (ierers SnpnOne iy AOMARSEs ae element, that of the succession, we say that the eT Ore pity pe enulstBe Tanades G whole question ia granted at once relative to our | South Carolina, during the recent excitement in Feprese ‘tations of those difficulties that will sur- | Tez*Td to Mr. Hoar, had been cooped up in acity round Mr. Polk. In this city and inthis State, we | UX® Parts, separated but by a few blocks of build. can speak of known facts, and by the card. The ings, and crossing each. other constantly in the division and distribution of the spoils, in combina. | ST*ets: The result would probably have been a tion with the succession itself, are already begin: | farful and bloody one. But the hot-headed belli- Bing to rend into two violent factions, the demo- | S¢ten's were effectually separated by some thou Eratic party. We have seen thie inthe reotutdes sand miles of uniaterested territory—or, at least, Rae ¥ «| territory only interested in pre: i monstration in Tammany Hall, and we willaee it | “rMory only An. Presekvang "peRoR jUE our the slightest harm to any one. sion in the Legislature at Albany, and the same feeling will predominate to a much greater extent throughout the whole country in the course of a factions, is an admirable provision of our Constitu These two disturbing elements—the distribution of office and the succession—will probably cause more trouble and more turmoil to Mr. Polk than even the annexation of Texas—the occupation of Oregon—the tarifl—the United States Bank ques- tion—or the whele of our foreign and financial po- | pose of these political clubs, in all countries, is re. the circomstances in which he will be placed— should the tender mercies of the two factions, which, in 2 state of temporary combination, elect- ed him to power, be his only hope, then we be- heve that Mr. Polk will find his adminis'ration Much more arduous—much . more difficult—and leading to fewer satisfactory results to himself— Tyler, who is going out without a single feeling of &enuine regard from any quarter. There is, how- ever, one view to be taken in relation to these mat- ters trom which we augur more success to Mr Polk than has accrued to poor Mr. Tyier, and that is, that he is not, as we believe he will at once de- . . -. | whole concern. clare, a candidate for re-election under any cir- cumstances whatever. With this principle andde-| Rxrorm or THE Pgnan Copk.—The meet- claration as the first movement when he reaches | ing of the Society for the Abolition of the Washington, Mr. Polk will find himself placed in | Punishment of Death, last nignt, was rathera @ position of great moral power, by which he may small affair, but the usual amount of drv, abstract, be able to master the contending factions ofhisown | Prosy nonsense, was spouted forth, which it was party, and even compel the whigs to come into his | about as hard to understand as to sanction. Ridi- support on the general principles on which he was | Culous as the abolitionists of slavery sometimes elected, and give his administration a fair and | Make themselves by their mock sentimentality and manly assistance througheut the whole of his four | spurious sympathy, they cut a respectable figure rears of office. There can be no doubt that both | Compared with the anti-hangman party; for while Rs tistioiast the democracy, tosome small extent, | they sometimes do fall in with a case of rigor will be disappointed in Mr. Polk, if he should take | 84 cruelty to deprecate, tbe ostensible end and a highly independent and national ground, not only | 2m of the others isto take part with cut throats in his measures, but in his appointments, and in and assassins, who are regularly weighed in the the direction he may give to his influence on the | balance of justice, and pronounced guilty. By far future. There isa disposition, we perceive, ina | the best part of Jast night’s performance was the certain portion of the whig party in Congress, and | Spicy remarks of one of the members about the throughout the country, to give Mr. Polk a fair | apathy of the clergy towards their cause. He de- chance and a wide field. This indication has re- | plored it, but felt there was no use in quarreling or vealed itself very clearly during the last few weeks, | tidiculing them. Ifhe meant to insinuate that it and we should notbe atell surprised tosee acertain | was labor lost to do for them what they do for portion of that very party which opposed Mr. Polk’s | themselves, he was pretty nght; and perhaps he was election, acting, before two years, as his firmest | not saying more than the truth when he observed supporters in the liberal and high-minded dieposi- | that they were not much worse than other people. tion in which he intendsto administer the govern- | Asto converting them, he might have known that ment. In such a case, acting onnational principles | by their own account they are all converted al and taking such high ground, he may command | ready; and as for convincing them, that will be and control the whole of the cliques of his own par. | an enterprize far tougher than the hangman’s rope. ty, and make them as obedient as well-trained paniels. Me. Cray Stiut. Uneasy —We perceive, by a Killshe ate the views: whith. cecur to ue at thi letter in the National Intelligencer, that Mr. Clay is ‘ i fi i 8} id, not stied i moment with regard to the in-coming administra- tciéos tol eat seh mgd Mtg iene Ma te of Mr. Polk, and they give us eome ground of of apending the winter ia New Orleans, instead of ’ teria . lds ciphyeot i he in somewhat more.satis- | sontenting himeelf with the plain, honest, eubstan- ‘actory and glorious than that of poor Mr. Tyler. tial fare of Kentucky. New Orleans isa very se- ae Oba Omae 3 | ducingplace. it has all sorts of inducements to sin Pe IY is Semisente ’ Wiis alinnen P and sorrow, and we are very much afraid that if It reminds us ot the descriptions given by travell: re sel apie gis oe Pe om ee of the mighty Missouri in its approach to.the Mis. | Ctudidate for the Presidency before next spring. sissipi «The Missouri comes from the Rov ky Mountains, rolling and tumbling, red, dirty ard muddy, and pours itself into the pure lipid stream | plaining that we do not abuse their principles, but of the: Mississippi. tinging the wh ood of waters | fiad fanit only with their practices. But ‘he truth with is hne. So it is with the great Ouderdonk is, we like their principles, as far as we understané flood of morality and literature. It comes intothe | them. We are in favor of a reform of the naturali- Breat stream of the literature of the day, overwhelm: zation laws, and would do anything in our power ing the Paul de Kock, Bulwer, and Eugene 8 >| to prevent frauds at elections. We are also very and the whole tribe of dirty novelists, and commu - | much in favor of the Bible in the schools. But we nicating its own muddy, black and inky hue to the | are a'so in favor of clean streets—of a reduction in whole tide. A review of the whole cage has jns' | the public expenditares—and of all kinds ot city Tue “ Narives” Siti Compuarnine.— We are very sorry to fiid that the “natives” are etill com- appeared in pamphlet form from the prees of the | reform—matters of w hich the “natives” appear to Appletons, which is also protected by copyright, thick or care very little the Ms. having probably cost the publishers in the —— game ratio with the “ Book,” whieh was purches Tueatres.— There is nothing new at any of the sed for $300, eq ral to thirly pieces cf silver of the | ‘heatres. The seme old pieces are being repeated, Jewish standard. and the audiences look cold and thin—as well they We also expecta very amusing ard of course | May on such meagre fare in this cold and hurery highly intellectual row between the Mirror and th e| Weather The company of equestrians at the Courier. |t seems that Col. Webb has got home | Park are doing a good business, although the fine and permits his sub-editor, Mr. Raymond, to repel | sleighing last night drew off'a good many seekers the attacks of Mr. Willis on the female witnesses, | Of amusement. We trust they will not spare each other. (Graham, the famous lecturer on bran-bread and squashes, lectures to-morrow evening at Clin- ton Hell, on the water-cure humbug. A glass of Baits trast Evening.—The Byron Association gave a fine ball at the Tivoli Saloon last wiaht. At | brandy added to the water neutralizes the humbug the Apollo a very handsome bali was given by En- completely gine Company N (Hadeon Asociation,) and the Minerva Association hada very brilliant us Court Calendar—-This Dey, : Su Counr— des 9 sembly at their fine rooms in Broadway, toe 0 ae ent Two Comti—Nos, 97, 90, 81,90, 83 Common Pumas—Pant 1—Nos, 47, 4¥, 51,67, 71, 68,79, 75, nam 7,19. Patme.—Ezekiel, of 92 Nassau street, has got |’ in the Cirenit Court Room-—Part 2—Nos. 8, 56, 60, 64, pom: cigars of prime quality, Try them, 49, 68, 19, 44, 48, 66, Coe gee Ciue —We give to-day an interesting and graphic history of the origin, rise, and progress, of the “Empire Club,” of this city, which exercised so Presidential struggle. The accidental causes which pects of the in-coming administration under the cant, The whige made large and tempting offers, Presidency ot Mr. Polk, which have commended and pins in motion every possible means to secure themselves to the common sense of the country and | t “Empire Club” to the cause of Mr. Clay; but the independent and intelligent portion of the the shrewd leaders of the democratic party, per- Pr mewspaper presa in noslight degree. These specula- fectly aware of the importance of the Club, outbid tions have been principally directed to the difficul- | ‘hei opponents, and secured it to their own side of Polk on his acces. | the battle. Besides a sum of twenty-five hundred Another, and perhaps the most important of all | the causes which serve to prevent violence in this ea. monthe { country from the organization of rival clubs and | ed tion itself. The on!y object, ead, aim, and pur- | volution; and the Constitution of the United States | fortunately provides for a revolution every four years | —2 revolution according to law—a peaceful revo- fro of Santa Annia—Probable End of the War for the Present, ‘The fast sailing brig Ramon De Zaldo, Captain Kingsbury, having passed everything on the ocean, arrived yesterday in a remarkably short passage m Vera Cruz. We have letters and papers from that city to the 14th ult. We are indebted to Ramon De Zaldo, Esq., the owner of the brig, and to his chief clerk, for the latest news. The intelligence is of the utmost importance. Santa Anna, after having been defeated and ven into a small town near Puebla, has resorted to diplomacy, by sending three commissioners to the city of Mexico, to negociate for the safety of his head. In fact, he has virtually surrendered all hie forces to the Supreme Government. We annex the official notice of the surrender :— (From Diario de Vera Cruz, Jan. 13.) General in Chief and Chief Secretar Puraca, January Bunixtin No. 15—Anaty oF 0: ° cellency Don Antonio de Haro of Tamariz, and sé Maria Mendoza, yes'erday took their deporture for the capital of Mexico. On the same night, they were follo wed by Gen. Don Pedro Cortazar. These three offi cera are despatched to treat with the Supreme Govern- ment for the se tlement of sl! ditticulties now existing in the Republic, and for the prevevtion of further bloodshed. I, therefore, order all the forces that cover the line around this city, and now under my command, to suape acts of hostilities ; to abandon the pr they now occupy ; and to retire to the town of Amozoc, there to await the result of the negotiations of those officers. _ In view of this commission, I doubt not 1 onding the the all tuilanthropy by which Iam animated, you wil order orcas under your command to suspend, on their part. ho and avoid the effusion of blood, which i ion- | should be carefully preserved to be shed only when ne feetly weil what we are about to say, and whatwe extreme to another. And, although this revolution sary ana 44 “f God and Libert; tinst a foreign foe. Head Quarters, Jan. 10.7 P M. which we have just alluded. * alternately held. control of the popular admiration | 7. by its audacious deeds, until outdone in some act well from the Nashville Union as trom the Rich. | °f brilliant atrocity by a rival faction, marked their Rai It may be that th’ Santa Aana to gain time, in order to strike a more decisive blow. He is tooshrewd a tactician not to see a check mate ina brief delay. It is very evi dent, however, that thus far he has had the wors of the fight and has beeu driven into diplomacy This movement of his makes the struggle in Mexico more interesting, and increases the anxie ty for later advices. The Mexican steamer Montezuma arrived in Vera Crnz with troops from Campeachy, as the Santa Anna, and protect Vera Cruz. ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA ANNA. Geueral Don Janacro pe Yacran. is only a ruse on the part of mon came out. These troops were to oppose [Corespondence of the Herald.] Vera Cxvz, Jan. 13, 1845. Dear Sir :—This city is still in a state of great excitement. Citizens and the malta are onguard every night. Santa Anna attacked Sthinst., butwastriven off with some loss. Ov the 9th he again attacked it, and was again re- pul uebla on the ised. Inthe last attack he lost eight hundred men. He then retired to a small town near Perote and thence gent three commissioners to the city of M-xico, to offer to surrender on conditions. Find ing that fighting will not avail him, he resorts to diplomacy to save his head. e The Anahuac has not yet commenced dis- charging. put Vera Cruz, Jan. 13, 1845 Gen. Santa Anna, after having made five difler- ent attacks on the city of Purbla, and being re- ‘sed in each attack with some considerable loss, vas been obliged to decamp, with all his troopr (some four thousand men,) and, according to the latest news from Jalapa, is on his way to this city \ap 01 alt! de hi an pri ne! par wo wh that will cost an immense deal of bloodshed. sumed with all they conti only hi first e about 15 miles from J» a, Which is well fortified, and commanded by 4 en che pi i fone ,¢ | Gea Jose Rincon in person. If Santa Anna should in every subsequent meeting of the same party that oat Ph con and the fary, of be successful here, he will again meet with obs'a- may be held in this city. We have seen this divi- | |" Rerents has consequently evaporated with | cles from the troops stationed in Perote Na mals, after passing which place there will b nothing to prevent his coming to withir three miles of this city. Here the fortification- hough not complete, are sufficiently well atrend- to prevent his taking the city; but, possibly, he y be able to effect his escape on board an aglish frigate, stationed at Sacraticios, with or- im, and protect is person. Shonld he, however, determine to be- siege the place, General Bravo, and Paredes, wh« left Puebla on the 10th inst., with 10,000 goo: soldiers, between cavairy and. intantry, will very | tioned deoblaas hich Sor indvitable. ‘tat' be soon be “F eee and eos must be deter- 4 ‘ j In —n 102 which is inevitable, that has | mined; and if taken prisoner, as he is immensely licy. IfMr. Polk, therefore, be left to himself, in | ben provided for, and through which the excita- | bility and gas of an overheated population must | escape. Every Presidential election in the United | States is a revolution, either successful or other- wise; and the vanquished party, instead of being guillotined for the crime of being defeated, are only turned out of office, bled profusely at the L than even that of his immediate predecessor, John Labia ies tee raat ee aud are their turn to inflict, at the next return of the revo- lutionary anniversary, the same awful punishment | an upon their conquerors—while the great mass of the | co! population go about their usual occupations, each Br on his own hovk, and look on and laugh at the 8, a8 report says, to receive rich, havieg, as is-positively kaown, more than twelve millions of dollars in England, it is more than probable, that by using this money in a good way, he will save his own and the lives of his offi cere; although, by his more thai Paebla, he has forfeited all claim to the indulgence of either Mexicansor foreigners. _ The officers commanding the city are Gens. Nora and Hunandes; the castle is under command Gen. Juan Soto, a most sterling man, and an inveterate enemy of Santa Anna. Vera Cruz, Jan. 14, 1345. In the course of the night, we learn by expreas from Jalapa. that Santa Anna has mmenced besieging Perote, and that neither avo nor Paredes had left Puebla on the 12th inst., id even among the most earguine friends of the movement against Santa Anna, it is believed there 0 intrigue going on to save him and hie officers, ich will be the fore-runner of a fresh out-break Dastructive Finz.—At four o’clock yesterday morning, a terrible fire was discovered to be raging in the block of buildings occupied asthe Tribune inting establishment, corner of Spruce and Nas- sau streets. Every effort was made by the fire companies to master the raging element, but to no purpose, and in the course of a couple of hours after the first notice of the blaze, the Tribune newspaper concern, the periodical depot of Mr. W H. Graham, the bookeeller and stationers’ es'a- blishment of Jansen & Bell, the liquor store decu- pied by Mr. Kennedy, and the German establie ment of the Deutsche Schnellpost—a German jour- nal published in this city for the last three years, witha large stock of books, &c., were totally con- ned. Mr. Graham lost not tock, but $400 in cash and hisgold watch, and narrowly escaped with his life by leaping out of an elevated window upon the deep snow be- neath. The Germans, who had a ball in Tammany Hall, whichfadjoined the burned buildings in the Tear, were alarmed in the midst of their revelry, when all was going on “merry asamar and we understand that the rear of old Tammany got a severe scorching. Some insurance is effected upon these buildings, but nothing like the actual loas. K+naedy had no insurance, and the Deutsche Schnellpost very little. Jansen & Bell’s lose is over $10,000. G much = The ori negligence of a boy who, in kindiing a fire in one of the rooms of the Tribune estab ishmeat,made use of @ newspaper to promote the draught which not only took fire, buttook wing to some other apart: ley & McElrath at least os f the fire is attributed to the nt, and set fire to a mass of papers, and as the tition walls ia the? interior were composed of od, the progress of the flames was rapid in the extreme. Nota brick remains upon anotier at the moment we write, so thoroughly did ine work of lestraction go on. We are happy to state that no lives have been lost, although several persone slept in the buildiag where the fire broke out, There is an insurauce of $2000 on the Tribune Buildings, and $3,000 on the Tribune printing ma- terials, A Canp.—The publishers of the Tribune having Jost all their materials py the Gre of this morning, ask the for- bearance of their patrons und the public for a few days Through the kindness of friends, they expect to be able to in ofa paper to morr..w, in part covere! by insurance, and we shall @nd thence regue and evening, Oapecuniary to ei eur paper on new type, and in u style whic! den can ‘We that we have lost nothing of energy or ook calamity, Uniess our mari (vhich crmnot be known fora day of tw be dug from the ruins) we shall recommence r ourdnily mail subscribers in a day or two, and our ekly next week. thaa brutal coxduct in e bell,” ceived b} GREELEY y February sth, 1945. but Croton water saved them. falling upon it Joha H. Stephens, two 2 story ho ings adjoining—one of the latter sured. Mr. T. we believe is. the flames. in severity. therein. man life, or the city ordinances. the Bowery. ‘ fanwill be greater. The sleighing be brought out and cleaned up. that every horse has a string of b him, so that no lives may be fool ft Lh Spat forthe citizens to know when to re walk or run from one side-walk to Thegale must have been severe We learn trom the officers of the vessels that ar- & MELRATH. The value of the Croton water to the city was seen at thisfire. If the firemen had not had the use of it, Tammany Hall, and, indeed, the whole block of which the Tribune buildings was a part, would inevitably have been destroyed. Nothing Owing to the streets having been blocked up with snow, the hardy firemen found it very hard work to drag their machines to the scene of destruction. If the authorities had properly attended to the wel- fare of the city, they would have had horses and other conveniences prepared for an emergency 1n such anight. It is to be hoped that hereafter the Mayorwill see that the streets are properly prepared for the engines, and that the side-walks be cleaned off so that no time ‘may be lost ina case like the one mentioned above. It isa wonder that the fire was kept from spreading over a whole square. As weijsaid before, Croton water alone saved the city from a most destructive conflagration. The building on the corner of Spruce street, oc cupied by Mr. Kennedy, was not burned down, but crushed by the large wall of the Tribune building The basement of No. 8, on Spruce street, wa: occupied by an Irish family, named Greely, and in the same building a small German paper, called the Schnel/post, was publised. In the lower story ot No. 6, in addition to Hayes’ book-bindery, was the office of Mr. Toler, machinist, whose loss was small,andthe True Wesleyan office, loss about $100. The upper stories of No. 5 were occupied reepec- tively by Mr. Fraetas, job printer, and Gavlord & Alexander, book binders. The buildingsare owned by Mr. Thompson Price,and are partially insured in the Jefferson Insurance Office. The kitchen o! Tammany Hall was slightly injured. Larae Fire at Newarx.—We learn that a large fire occurred in Newark yesterday morning. Five dwelling houses on Broad street, opposite the Epis copal Church, were destroyed. The church was on fire in the steeple ; but put out with but littl damage. The houses burnt were the dwellings of uses owned by William Tuttle and two large 3 story brick dwell- owned by som: person in New York—the other by orphans. W< have not learned whether or not they were all in lt is stated that an old lady missing from one of the large houses, is supposed to have perished ii. PanTicuLars oF THE Storm.—At an early hour yesterday morning the wind changed to the W.N.W. ; the clouds broke away, and the sui came out, making all look happy again on the fac: of New York, after a storm unequalled for years Immediately after breakfast,the fashionebles and unfashionables, the rich and the poor, the high and low, began to take advantage of the sleighing, and the change in the weather. Sleighs of ever; description were in use, and Broadway, the Bowery,and the Avenues were soon thronged wit! “€ whips” of all sorts. Broadway presented a most exciting scene, and the Bowery a funny one These two thoroughfares, in the aspect of their people, appear to belong to two separate nations, so different are the dresses, manners, sleighs, anc indeed the horses, and even dogs, daily see: The city was full of incidents. Horses wer running away, men and women were leaping ove’ the carriage ways to save being knocked over and killed by the flying sleighs, and boys were enliven ing the whole by smashing panes ot glass, and the noses of the public, in their play of ‘‘snow-balling”’ each other. Over a hundred horses, according to the best calculation, took fright during the twenty hours, and dashed through the streets at the top of their epeed, wholly regaruless of the value of hvu- One horse, with a aleigh, came down the Bowery about dinner time, and made a clean leap through the window of a store in Chatham street, to the utter astonish - ment of even the news-boys, who have seen many remarkable feats performed at the Chatham and To-day, if the weather continues favorable, the will be improv ed by use and the horses more accustomed to thr exhilerating influence of frosty snow air. slei too, that have been stored for years, wil! | ¢ n¢ We may, there fore, expect an exciting time to-day. In this, we hope that the city authorities ells attac jishly sacrificed another. on the coast rived yesterday, that it wasa perfect hurricane Thus tar, we have not heard of To-day we may receive more parti All the shipping in the harbor and at the peer: rode out the gale in safety; no material injury by any of them that we have heard. The bay and much damage culars. river were yesterday full of drift ice. It is reported that the ship Moslem, Capt. French from Manilla, is ashore. We have on The Moslem was to leave the Ist of October, and is therefore d We also hear that a dismasted brig was at an- chor at the South West Spit, yesterday noon. The Sameon has gone to her assistance. We believe the report. the brig is called the Vesper, Another ship, said to be from Li ported ashore, but this we doubt. The New Jersey pilot boat Commerce, came 1p ue. jiverpool, is re Sandy Hook at 10 o’clock on Tuesday morning In coming up in the thick saow storm,she run ashore on Staten Island, between the Elm Tree and the Narrows. When the pilot left the boat on Tuesday she was tight—he came up for assistance. The pilot boat E. K. Collins went ashore ai : " og. She wae driven on by the ice, and will have to wait there + day or two. She is too strongly built tu be serious- Gowanus. Bay, yesterday morni ly injured. her sails furled, and was standing the great value of the submerged lee shore. all of her topgallant masts down. received no damage, The old packet ehip Sheffield is below, said 'o be safe. She was ina dangerous position in the gale. mm the teeth of the gale under steam. The U. 8. steamship Princeton was boarded or Tuesday morning off the Tavern House, and: pilot put_on board When last seen, she had al off shore righ: propellers to al vessels in etorms, especially when they are on < The Princeton, from a ernise, went to the assiat- ance of the schooner John Hull, which was totally dismasted in the gele, while atanchor ia the lower Bay, and was towed to town The Princeton hac The pilot boat New York came up yeeterd-y from a ernis#. She was ofl during the gale, bu There were no arrivals or clearances on Tues- av. The storm threw the mails into the greatest dis- orderand confusion, None arrived, except from Newark and New Haven, iill eight o’clock last night. Then the southern mails came in are now two dae from the north, two from the weet, and two from the enst, including the Long Island. Only one mail left this erty yesterday, aud that in the Boston bo None left on 7 uesday It appeare that travelling on railroads in severe snow storms is a tedious pleasure. About three o’clock on Tuesday afternoon, the regulaf train for Newark, New Brunswick, &c, with the passengers forthe Morristown afternoon train, left Jersey city, in tow of two locomotives oA work Nour srcek of broke—Cley’s Life_and Speeches, on: jes of Useful Rocka for the People, Farnhum’s Orego “ Lardner’s Lectures, Lyeli’s Lectures, O'Connell's Irelan: &s., ko, are destroy ed, so thet we not be able to wrer, orders for s¢m» time to come. The forms of the ‘d, 80 th ig Almanac were in another office, and preserved, we thal be able to supply orders for it next week, The original work hitherto announced by ue—Woman in the Nineteenth Century. by 8. Margaret Fuller—way om om press at another office, and iv savid, eo that we suo it before the end of the month. rT heartfelt thonks to thoee Fire nf the most furious siorm. dragged rk y cf reperated gh vainly, straggiad to eave tion otonr property. Had the' fire oceorred on It proceeded about a mie and a hi till it nearly reached the deep cut at Bergen Hill, where it became completely im jalf on its way, bedded in the snow, and was unable either to go backward or forward. Abont one hundred passengers were in the train, including ten ladies. walked back to Jersey city, but the the night in the cars. One of th Railroad Company took immed Many of them majority spent ageata of the e and active measures to clear the track, enfliciently to enable the train to retura, but wes unsue: iged to coment themselves y of provisions to those } rendering their terced stay for the fortable na poesible oher night of the inst two years, these «ff ha eheen successful. To the publishers 6f the American, Mirror, Me ¢ News, Sun, Herald and Even dis ing Post, who have generously placed their offices at our Giepee on and to our many personal friends who have us every aid in their power, we tender our Gratetul acknowledgments, May the day bo far distant ssfal, and they with convey n the ears, and night as com- The storm was svere in Philadelphia, A letter from there, dated yesterday, states. that the snow ‘was 61x inches deep. Superior Court, Feu 6—This Court adjoyrned over, no jury cases be- ing ready Ole w ol eer hed t« received fanilla or This shows There nen we shall have an opportunity to reciprocate this) ‘Tare “Nuw Pout ness oie office of the Tribune is temporarily located at No. 20 Ann street, (formerly “The New World,”) where Ad- rtisements, Subscriptions, &e, will be grateftaly re- ment has been created by the numerous blunders ‘ ; ft lice.” Their mis- The association, known by the above title, held of Mayor Harper's ‘‘new pol its annual meeting last night, corner of Lispenard of the Liverpool police. : our reading and learning on police matters, we have stumbled upon an ancient writer by the name of William Shakspeare, who is represented by old chroniclers as having been born in a little place called Avon, in England. Looking over some of hisold tomes, we fiad a passage describing the regulations of the police in a certain place called Messina, which constitute, we verily believe, the code under which the Mayor's police act. Here ie the passage :— —A good deal of amuse- takes—violence—funny arrests—failure to return stolen property—and various other matters, have excited ridicule, censure, abuse, laughter, chagrin, and all sorts of feeling, according to circumstances. A good deal of the fun has been created by a long speech to his subordinates by Mr. Benson, the su: perintendent, which is spoken of in the corporation organ 2s a model of chaste ‘and “native” elo- quence, but which was, it seems, copied word for word from a manual of instructions to the Liver- pool police, published some half dozen years ago. But from the singular manner in which the “new police” have entered on their duties—the singular blunders they have committed—and the ignorance which they have manifested, we rather think that their real instructions may be found ina much more classical authority than the ‘*Mranual” In the vast extent of Enten Dogherry and Ver, ith the Watch. Docn —Are you good men and true ? Vena. salvation, body and soul. Doa Yea, or else it were pity but they should suffer Nay, that were a punishment too good for them, if they should have rend allegiance in them, being chosen for the prince’s watch. ‘Well, give them their charge, neighbor Dog Doos.—First, who thiik you the most desartless man to be constable ? 1 wae Boge Oatcake, sir, or George Seacoal: for they can write an read. Ba per apain thither, neighbor Seacoal. God hath bless is the gift of fortune ; but to write and read comes by nature. 2 Watcw.—Both which, master constable — Doo: wel ‘ou wi jood name: to bea well favored man ‘You have; I knew it would our answer. r your favor, sir, why give Gad th: make no boast ef it ; ad for your writing and reading, let that appear when there is no need of such vanity. You ar thought here to be the most senseless and fit man for the constable of the watch ; therefore bear you the lantern, This is your charge: You shall comprehend all vegrom ‘ou are to bid any man stand in the prince’ 2 Warcu.—How if he wij! not stand? Doas.—Why then, take no note of him, but let him go ; and prevently call the rest of the watch together, anc thank God you are rid of a knave. Veno.—If he will not stand when heis bidden, he ir none of the prince’s subjects. Docs —True, and they are to meddle with none but thr prince’s subject You shall also make no noive in the fe for the watch to babble and talk, is most tolerable and not to he endured 2 Warcu.—We will rather sleep than talk; we know what belongs to a wate! 2. Why, yon speak like an ancient and most quiet for I cannot see how sleeping should offand ; only, havea cs that your bills be not stolen :— Wel! you are to call at all the alehouses, and bid those that erc drunk got them to bed. 2 Warcn.—How if they will not ? Doss.. if they make you not then the be'ter answer, you may say, they are not the men you took them for. 2 Warcu — Well, sir. Docs.—If you meet a thief you may suspect him, by virtue of your office, to be no true m ‘hy then, let them alone till they are sober; ind, for suck kind of men, the less you meddle or make with them. why, the more is for your honesty. 2 Warcu.—If we Know him to bea thief, shall we not lay hands on bim ? Docs.—By your offic, you may; but I think, they thet touch tch will be defiled ; the mest peaceable way for vou, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himsel\ what he is, and steal qut of kang pre Vero. —You have been always called a merciful man, ertner. f Does —Truly, I would not hang a dog by my will: mnca more aman, who hath any honesty in him. hear Doos. wake her with crying ; for the ewe that will not hear her amb when it bags, will never answera calf when he bleate, Vena.—’Tis very true. Docs. ‘are to present the prince’s own person ; if you mect the prince in the night, you may stay him the prince be willin, Vero.—If you hear a child cry in the night, you. must ell to the nurse, and bid her still it 2 Watcu —How if the nurse be asleep, and will not 1 it. ‘Why, then depart in peace, and let the chil’ ‘This is the end of the charge. You, constabl yr Indy, that, I think, he cannot. hilingé to one on‘t, with any man the e sf , he may stay him: marry, not withou' for, indeed, the watch ought to offend no man 5 and itis an offence to stay aman agains: his will. Vena.—By’r lady, I think, it be so. . ha, ha Doca.—Ha, Weil, masters, geod night: av there be any mal eight chances, call up me ; kee; vour fellows’ counsels and your own, and good night.— Come, neighbor. 2 Warcu.— Well, masters, we hear our charge: let us go sit here upon thechurch-bench till two, and then al! to be State Orricers —‘the Legislature of this State on Monday elected the following State Officers :— Nathaniel S. Benton, Secretary of State te Azariah C. Flagg, Comptroller; Benjamin Enos, ‘reasurer; John Van Buren, A‘torney General; Hugh Halsey, Surveyor-General; Henry Storms, Commissary- General; Martin Van Buren and William C. Bouck, Regents of the University, City Intelligen Upper Poltlee.—Pasiuna Countenreirt Monry.— On Monday evening a person came into the store of Ben min Ely, ef No. 391 Hudson atreet, and purchased o tew articles in the hosiery line, tendering in payment a $2 bill, being a counterfeit on the Danbury Bank of Con- necticut, but which was received as a good bill, Mr. Ely not detecting the fraud. On the same night the same per- ron purchased a pair of hose in the etore of Mr. Wm. Har- ned, of No. 459 Hudson street, and offered in payment to the clerk, Mr. Bowers, a $3 bill on the Danbury Bank. B. doubted its genuineness, and called in Mr. H., when he also pronounced it bad, and directed Bowers to go out and change it. ‘The man snatched at the bill, and would go out and change the shopman to be hy sever rel nd the two went out together. ‘The man made fempta and excuses to dodge out of the way. vhich led Mr. Bowers to believe that he knew the bill ‘was counterteit ; and after having ertained that such wa? the fact, he him to be taken to the house. where en Henry Clarkson, from thence he wi whence have taken any bills of the above description would assist ond further the ends of justice by calling at the Upper Police office. « Lower Polic 5—Ronsep in 4 Baotme, — fas conveyed to Upper Police office, committed for trial. AJl persons who A man named Joseph Raneult was robbed in Anthony street, last night, by a women named Mary Bogert, of $10. Served him perfect! ly right. Mary was arrested by officer Josephs, Coroner’s Office.—Frn. 5. er’s Office to-day of the slightest Nothing in the Coren portance. ‘Common Pleas, Jan. 5.~ Stephen B. Hutchins, Executor, &c , and others vs. George Webb.—This was anaction brought upon 6 promissory note made by Anthony Dey to George Webb, and by him endorsed to the parties brin, ing the presen! anit, before it was due. The note in question ‘was for $552 72, dated in June, 1840, and payable six months after date Usury was contended for detence, andthe jury found o verdict for plaintiff of $684 29, subject to the opinion of the Court on # case to be made, with Liberty to the Court to ord-r a noneuit, or to either party to take a bill of ex: centio, ve, Wm. loglis, for plaint ffs; G. C. Goddard, for defen tant. Richard Higgins vs Lawrence Reilly and David Reilly — Aasaunr ann Batteny —It appeared the defendants ocon py the liquor store's trate West street, That upon the 16th ty a called for a giass of liquor in so turbulent a ma Lawrence insisted on hia Jeaving the store immediately, nd on hie refusal, he was forcibly ¢ enaned in the street. in which plain rahly damaged by Lawrence. It wae put hat if thore was any ossault committed plaintif! was fiestaggressor, ond over and above he hal vearly bitten off of the defendants fingers, Vertict for defendant, Thomas McAdams ve Henry G Coulter —This waa on actio . brought to recover damages for a slande ty have been committed on or about the 20h August last. It appeored in evidence that on the day in question defen Jant was on boa schooner w, then snpposed to be the Jon info eptember last, plainti?’ was in defen 0 plointiff, anon orking the masierte whom vo (which consisted of whert) wos consigned, ormed thet it was to plaintiff. when he rejoined, that wheat must betvery plenty when they send a freight of wheattohim. They must have a better opinien of him in North Carolina they have of bim in New York, for that in the later he paid no person. And in continuation, defendant stated that when plaintift came originally to New York he had the impndence t put ap at Howard's Fotel, but was soon after there ar reated on acconnt ome robbery committed in Canada; that he was a jail bird, having escaped from Blackwell's land, with goggles on bis ever and brogues on his feet, thereby to prevent his recapture. And that, os a man he waa not trustwoithy. For defence it was rhown that hoth the witnes adduced were in aastate of intoxica- tion, more than sugieient to incaneeitate them for being competent witnerses on the prer: occasion ; and also, i] that if there was any scandal in t ir, it aro) the following transection. Piaii to another party, defendant wa’ cure the debt ; the latter went down for the purpose of seizing the vessel ; on going on board, he wes told that the v-asel had been previously aetigned to ovother and replevined ; that he might, on that occasion, in a moment ‘ep! yf anger, the whol 6 cents damages. Deatn or a Luvxatic in Prisoy.—G. H, Bruen, City Coroner, was ¢ the body of Patrick M’Longblin, whe was found dead in have sald he was dofrauded, but, if so, that woe je amount of th der. Verdict for plaintiff, Ned on Sunday fast to view hie cell at the county privon. He was confined there o; a charge of burning a shantee in the Township of Bloom field, and haa since the 10h of Jano, 1843, (the time of hiscommitment,) been constantly insane, without eny lucid intervals. He was not tried upon the charge against him, because of his condition. There was no evi- dence that there had been any neglect shown him by the koeper.—Newark Adv. Feb, 4, jety for the Abolition of tal Punishment, street and Broadway. The apartment not being large, looked, for that, the better filled, but the aggregate number whg attended, including a few females, was inconsiderable,—disproportionately small, indeed, to the weighty end of a radical re- form of the penal code. W. C. Bryant, Esq., presided. In calling the meeting to order, he re- gretted that he was unable to congratulate the body upon any marked triumph of their yslesibics since their last annual meeting—yet believed they were gradually gaining ground. That society was be- ginning to enquire whether the punishment of death was necessary; and if not, whether it was not disgraceful and pernicious? He could not help thinking that the long period of pence, between the nations, indicated a growing aversion of blood- shed, and a spirit of enlightment which would suc- cesstully overthrow capital punishment also... One object of the society being the election of officers for the present year, he would no farjper detain them. Atthe suggeetion of Mr. O'Sullivan, the chair named acommitice of three, to propose the names of officers After a short consultation, the follow- ing were recommended and approved by the meet- ing :— : President, Vice Charcellor Wm. T. MeCoun. Vice-Presidents, Johu B Scott and Jecob Harsen. Treasurer, Benjamin Ellie Recording Sccretary, Jotish Hopper. Corresponding Secretary, John L. O' duiirvan. Committee of Five, Horace Greeley, Justice Taylor, Professor Telkampf, Wm.58 Baich, ‘Wm. Kirklend. Mr. O’Sviivan again arose, and offered a series of resolutions, expressive of the sense of the meet- ing in relation to the objects of the sceiety, and of its present position. They, were to the effvct, that the present was a favourable seagon to renew their efforts to abolish punishment by death,men’s minds being calm and unoceupied by the turmoil ef poli- tica) contest—that it be recommended to establish societies of a kind similar to their own, throughout the several towns and villages of thia State, for the promotion of the discussion and ation of the question—that all pergons were respectfully solicit- ed for contribuuons to the tunds—that the best thanks were due to their New Hampzhire friends, for the prompt and fr ea they took, in mak- ing puaishment by death the subject of a direct ap- peal to their candidates during the election—that the Legislature be again petitioned to remove fro the Statute book the law sanctioning the bleody and disgraceful practice of capital punishment, and that the newspaper published at Boston, called the “Hangman,” was well worthy of patronage. The reading of the resolutions was followed up by aspeech from the proposer, and another from Rev. Mr. Channivg, on seconding them, The latter gentleman eoutined his remarks to the fal- lacy prevalent amongst the clergy and their fel- lowers, that the Scriptures taught retaliation in blood-shedding—in his estimation, a false and un- founded notion, and one altogether hostile to com- mon sense, humanity, and the will of the great author of fife. Mr. Davip Hat also expreesed himself entirely averse to capital punishments, even on the ground of expediency, sound policy, and pergonal security. A Memper, Whose name the reporter did not ascertain, next addressed the meeting. He be- gan by telling them that he wasa_ boy about forty years ago, and could recollect when Canal street wasa swamp, where boys sailed their boats in summer and skated in winter; that on or about that pristime period there took place an execution, towards what were uow the outskirts of the city, at which a great multitude attended—some climb- ing up into the poplar trees, some pushing up to- wards the gallows, and all speculating upon how the criminals ehould comport themselves, and pass- tng jokes about the whole affair. For bis part he felt a strange flattering, which he never could torget. He was strongly of opinion that we lived in an age of reform—of adventure in reform—and that all men were not constituted alike, and that there was more heat than light generated by the velecity of the movements of the day. He was also of opin- ion that although the clergy did not co-operate with them, san were not worse than other people, andthat it would be better to reason with them, instruct them, and convert them, than to ridicule them. {It waga matter well worthy of enquiry, what should we do with the clergy? Did they love blood and murder more than others? No; they believed the Bible tanght the punishment ot death, and there was no use in quarrelling with them, because if peopte did that, the clergy would ery out“O you are infidels.” It would, in his opinion, be far the best way to instruct, then get angry with them; fighting with them would be like fightmg a fog—you struck but nit nothiag. At the same time he did not admire the non-resis- tance plaw. Some believed that the lows of one arm gave additional strength to the other—and the non-resistance men threw away guns and bnyo- nets, expecting to speak blisters. The speaker contioued at great length to deprecate the present criminal code, to regret the delusion under which the clergy were laboring, and to illustrate the per- nicious effects of executions on public sentiment. Arthe conclusion of this curious and well re- ceived speech, the resolutions were put and adop~ apne the meeting adjourned till that day fort- night. General Sessions. Befere the Recorder und Aldermen Gale and Cozze Martuew C. Parenson, District Attorney. Fen. 6.—Tvial for Keeping a derly House.—Patrick McCabe wastried for keeping a disotde:ly heuse at No. 146 Anthony street, on the Five Points The Lh eee) proved that the house was disorderly. The Recorver charged that in his opinion, the mon was not so much to blame as the city authorities, who lisensed him ; and for his part, he should prefer to see them indiptes, end thought they ought to be, instesd of the men Whom they licensed. It was not expected that a licensed rum shop on the Five Points, could be very quist or orderly, or resorted to by citizens of any very gr it res ahility. (Ald. Cozzens appeared to concur the opiion of the oe) a jury acquitted the defendant without leaving their seats. | | Receiving Stolen Goods —Robert Hndsou, an old map, was tried upon an indictment for the ebove offence, in purchasing 2 great quantity of copper from a negro named Geo. W. Mason. which was stolen from Messis, E. K. Col & Co. of 56 South street. The prosecution proved that the copper,or at least a reat portion of it, was bought by the firm of Pelett & Mann, in Water etreet, near Catharine street, of a man named Petrick Lee, whe purchssed it of Hudson, the ac- cused, at 15 cents per sound ; and they produced Mason upon tha stand, who swore thet he stole the copper at dif ferent times from his employers, Mesere. Collins & Co., at the solicitation of Hadson, ard sold it to him for 12} cents apound, The detence produced witnesses to prove good character. : T defended the prisoner with great aummei up for the people in nd wiih no inconsiderable rg? was very favorable to the pri- bsence of about hour, the jury a verdict of guilty, recomm ing him strongly tothe mercy of the court Sentence deferred till Friday. A’ 5 o’clock, the court adjourned till to-morrow (Thurs day) at 11 o'clock. Amusements, z Tryon’s Circus, in the Bowery, is now the only respectable place of public amusement that remains open. All the rest sre closed forthe want of take place al insted of the 10:h ¢ ly annonnced. Geath men having adm 1th, are requested to apply to the Commit charged, as previous- ets for the ea on Phenol hall pms Hock. 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