The New York Herald Newspaper, February 25, 1845, Page 2

NEW_YORK HERALD. New York, Tuesday, February 25, 1545. Parties in the City—Spasms of the «Na- tives.” The din and tumult of preparation for the Spring election are beginning to be heard on all hands in this city. We have, iadeed, every reason to anti- cipate one of the hottest and most amusing con- | tests for the city government that we have seen for some years past. The whigs are remarkably ac- tive. They have made a very capital nomination for the Mayoralty, and they are preparing to present their very best men in the various wards for the of- fices of Alderman and Assistant. Their determi- nation, zeal, harmony and energy are unbounded. Very sagaciously mingling with their old rallying cries, those of ** city reform”—“ reduction of tax- es ”—and ‘“‘an improvement of the naturalization laws,” they have really excellent prospects of making a successful fight. The democrats have | also commenced the work of preparation. They have not yet began to organize their nominating | convention, but in a short time we may expect to see them ceme out with their candidates. The | most prominent locofoco candidate for the Mayor- alty is Mr, Havemeyer, one of the Presidential | electors. However, we shall have this party with its men fairly in the field in a few days. As for the Natives,they have commenced the work of an organized system of attack on the Pope of Rome, in the form of a series of lectures under the auspices of the “ Shiffler club,” and this evening | their Mayorality Convention mitets at Military | Hall, for the purpose of nominating Mr. Harper for re-election. The election of Mr. Davis in Boston | has thrown them into quite a paroxysm of extacy, that event being regarded by them as a most over- whelming proof of the predominence of ‘ Native- ism.” The transports of the poor ‘“* Natives,” on account of the result of the Boston election, are amusing enough, when we look at the facts in | the case. {n Boston, the naturalized vote is | small. ‘ Nativeism,”:indeed, as it is understood | here, can hardly be said to have entered at all into | the recent contest in that city. The struggle in | Boston, which was so protracted, and finally de- | cided by such a slim majority, was purely one be- | | I tween two religious cliques of the Whi orthodox puritanical Presbyterians, modern, liberal and “ newhght” Unitarians — Popery, corderoy breeches, and ‘‘ the Dutch”— the potent elements which created the ‘ Native” , party in New York, had nothing to do with the eight ornine drawn battles in Boston. Sectarian differen- , ces, the growth of the same intolerance, asperity, and religio-political feelings which, two hundred | years ago, drove Edwards and the Quakers into ; Rhode Island, were the influences which entered into and produced the contest for the municipal go- vernment of Boston. Our‘‘natives” may, therefore, fire their “thousand guns” for Mr. Davis’ triumph, but, after all, itis clear that the Pope and the Irish | have not been very much affected iby that event. But whilat the ‘natives’ are thus rejoicing, let us briefly review their conduct during the past year, and thus discover the extent of their claime , to continuance in power. There never was a par- , ty which assumed the municipal government of this city with fairer prospects of a long and suc- cessful reign than that party now in power. Their protessed principles were excellent. They pro- mised us city reform. They promised us reduc- tion of taxev. They promised usa good pelice. They promised us clean streets. They promised us an economical expenditure of the public money. They promised us complete eradication of the cor- ruption of the old parties. Every honest and in- telligent man in the city hailed the advent of such aparty. The ridiculous and childish rigmarole about the Pope and the Irieh, with which the “na- tives” started, was partially cast aside, and charita- bly overlooked. Honest whigs voted for the “na- tives.” Honest locofocos voted for the “natives.” Honest Irishmen voted for the ‘‘natives.” Honest Dutchmen voted for the “natives.” It is a fact that great numbers of adopted citizens voted for this party, because they believed that the pledges which this pggty gave would be adhered to, and that the city would be blessed with 8 just, righteous, honest, economical and efficient municipal government. The consequence was, that the “native” party obtained a victory at the polls last spring which was unprecedented. They elected their Mayor by an overwhelming majority, and swept both boards of the Common Council ‘Thus was the new party borne with triumph into power, and assumed the reins of government, with the best wishes ot the best men of all parties. A few weeks passed away, and the community awoke to the melancholy conviction that they had been most grossly duped. Not one movement was made towards any of the reforms which had been so solemnly promised. Scenes of scrambling for office, more disgraceful than any which had ever been witnessed, took place—the gates of the City Hall, and the residences of the Aldermen, were literally besieged by applicants for office, and for the first few months the government of the city was entirely neglected. Aroused at length by the com- plaints of the public, the Corporation, by way of redeeming their pledges of reform, drove the ap- ple-women from the Park—the booths on the Fourth of July were abolished—and, in a fit of des- perate and unexampled zeal for reformation, the Mayor actually procured a dozen or two of tin-pans, | tied them to sticks around the Park Fountain, and invited the citizens to quaff ad libitum, from that magnificent puddle, draughts as weak and mud- dy as the administration which devised this unparalleled demonstration of civic munifi- cence. Then came the memorable three nights’ war of the watchmen on the uafor- tunate women inthe streets. Next in the order of city reforms was the attempt to prosecute the re- spectable hotels in Broadway for selling liquor on Sunday. Then, by way of realizing the hopes of economy and retrenchment, the taxes were in- creased to the amount of two hwndred and Sifty thousand dollars, and, to complete the work, a re- velation was made of contracts in ‘‘ oil”—of con- tracts in beef—of contracts in shoes—of contracts ia sugar—of contracts in pototoes—of contracts in snuff—of contracts in lard—of contracts in pork— of contracts in flour—of contracts in Cavendish to- bacco—of contracts in every thing, such as abso- lately astonished the most successful jobbers and 1 pilferers that had ever fattened on the corruption of any of the old parties. Such was the manner in which the pledges of the natives were fulfilled— such has been the realization of the innocent dreams of the honest masses which elected the present reforming, purifying, economizing party in power! This, then, is a brief but truthful statement of the claims of the ‘* native” party to the suffrages of the peeple of this city. With streets in a state of filth never known, till now, ina Christian city—with taxes enormously increased—with contracts in “oil” unparalleled in the annals of corruption— with a most miserable and bungling attempt at po lice organization—with every pledge violated, every promise broken, every just principle trod. den under foot, these reformers again come forward and ask this community to re- elect them. But let us be just. The “nae tives” do still assure us that they will save us from the Pope—they do still most solemnly assure ua that they will secure to us thé privilege of eating fresh meat in Lent, now so seriously endangered— they do still guarantee to us the right to read the Bible, without note or comment—they do siill- pro- mise to save the republic from the Irish and the Datch. They do not assure us, however—but the ‘signe of the times” do—that they will be swept out of existence inthe next spring election, by their ancient friends and allies, the whigs. Mayor oF Brooxiyn.—The Native party of trooklyn, last evening, nominated William Rock- wcll, Esq, for Mayor. per letters from Allentown, in Pennsylvania, con- taining a portion ef the evidence taken by the Commissioners, by direction of the Committee on Banks of the Legislature of that State, relative to certain passages in the history of the Lehigh Coun- ty Bank. This is a most interesting and graphic disclosure of the system by which many country banksare started into existence, and of the pur. poses tor which many banks possessing a good name are used. It seems that in endeavoring to start the Lehigh County Bank, Beach used the cir- culation and credit of two other banks which have been supposed to be, to a certain extent, under his control. We allude to the Plainfield Bank of New Jersey and the Farmers’ Bank of Malone in New York. One of the most startling facts in this develop- ment is the statement that over $80,000 in Plain- field notes were offered in payment of the stock of the Lehigh County Bank, besides a check repre- senting deposites in the Plainfield Bank of $85,000. Now, on turning to the statement published by the Plainfield Bank, and presented to the Legislature | about the same time, we find that the whole circu- lation of the Plainfield Bank, at that time, was only $81,000, and the deposits about $19,000 It is evident, therefore, from this discrepancy, either that the statement put forth by the Plainfield Bank was erroneous and untrue, or that the bank notes and checks on that concern, presented by Beach in Allentown, were not included in the statement of the Plainfield Bank to the Legislature, and were so much waste paper. This extraordinary tactand discrepancy ought at once to cause the New Jersey Legislature to investigate the affairs of the Plainfield Bank, and to ascertain whether any ot the directors of that institution were aware of the extraordinary amount of their notes in circulation, and of checks on their deposits, which were thus used by Beach in endeavoring to startthe Lehigh County Bank. There is some de- ception somewhere in these matters, as is apparent from these discrepancies. So also we may state in relation to the Farmers’ Bank of Malone. Here is a check ot $20,000 on that bank, when we will venture to say that they have not $1,000 in de- posit from any quarter, for its whole existence is only in name, and not in reality. It will be perceived from these extraordinary disclosures, that every thing which we have here- tofore asserted in relation to the critical position | of the Plainfield Bank, and of all the banks with which Beach has any connection, has not been in , the slightest degree exaggerated. The manage- ment of all these institutions displays qualifications not calculated to create confidence in the public in receiving these notes, and although many of the directors of the Plainfield Bank may believe and mean right, it is very evident that some of these transactions must have taken place without their knowledge, and contrary to the interests of that institution. But these extraordinary facts are quite in keep- ing with the character which Moses Y. Beach has always maintained in his banking experiments du- ring the last four years. Who has forgotten the experiment he made inthe case of the Jackson- ville Bank ? That was a country inetitution, bro- ken to pieces, but bought, like cracked crockery, and attempted to be revived in this vicinity. The attempt was made for a few months, when the confederates quarrelled—the Bank broke a second time—Beach repudiated the notes he had issued— and the public lost a great dealof money. The operations now disclosed in connection with the Malone Bank, the Plainfield Bank, and the at- tempt to put the Lehigh Co. Bank in action, con- trary to the provisions of its charter, must, we think, quite convince the public of the financial capabilities and financial morals of Beach. We presume, therefore, that the Pennsylvania Legisla- ture will repeal the charter of the Lehigh Co. Bank—that the New York Legislature will make an investigation into the uses to which the Malone Bank has been applied—and that the New Jersey Legislature will not forget to search into the cha- racter and management of the Plainfield Bank. Something is wrong—all wrong—and, so faras the public is concerned, we advise all to be careful not to touch any paper connected with any of these banks, or any bank with which Moses Y. Beach has any connexion. | Post Orrice—A Briont THovent.—Our worthy Postmaster, at length awakened-by the repeated complaints in regard to his administration of the concerns of the post office in this city, has resolved to make a move in the matter. It is said that the number of clerks employed are insufficient to per- form their duties, therefore the Postmaster has re- solved to make them wear a sort of livery, by way, it is supposed, of increasing their efficiency. Now, whatever may be the Postmaster’s views about a uniform dress promoting uniformity in actions, it would be far better for himto clarity his own skull than decorate those of the clerkein his department with blue caps, even with brass eagles on them ‘There is brass enough used by him already, in the gross neglect of public convenience witnessed in the irregularities of his office ; and instead of get- ting new eaps for his clerks, he had better put a feather in his own, by making such regulations as will ensure the safe and speedy transmission of the mails from one place to another, and their quick ' and punctual delivery on arriving at their destina- tion. Very little faith in the utility of liveries, or uni- orm dress—or blue caps more than other caps— in brass eagles over pewter, or other eagles—is in existence in these enlightened times, and particu- larly in this country ; and any effert to increase it , comes most unseasonably from the Postmaster be- fore he acts in good faith to the public, and does his duty well. Faith, without works, is dead, Mr. Postmaster, and we have neither faith in, nor | hope for, real reform, whilst such puerile and con- | temptible changes occupy the attention of public servants, —____. | Mayor Harper anv His Orcans.—It seems that His Honor the Mayor was not cracking his old | jokes at Baltimore after all, at least so his organs say. If he be really at home, we think he should curb the insolence and indecency of these organs. | It is really very inconsistent in the head of a party | that claims par excellenee, to be the “ Bible party” — to be the quintescence of all that is pure and lovely, and of good report—and who himself bears a repu- | table private character for morality and decency, | to permit his organs to pour forth daily long tirades of filthy and scurrilous abuse. His Honor the | Mayor must look to this. He cannot endow hie organs with brains or common sense any more | than he can make a black tian white,but he might at least try to make them decent and fit to be read out of the limits of the ‘Five Points.” Do try, Mr. Mayor, it is surely not necessary that your organs should be as filthy as the sheets. Tur Texas Excitemint Increastnc.—Another great Texas meeting is to be held in Tammaay Hall this evening. In several of the wards, meetings of the same character are called, and we perceive that in Jersey City a similar demonstration isto be made this evening. Nothing more clearly betokens the strength of this question and its ultimate triumph, than the avidity with which {the various cliques of of office-beggars and office-holders are seizing on the popular movements in its favor. The Morning News we ave, endeavors to depreciate the numbers and effect of the Park Meeting, on Saturday after- noon. Still kicking against the goads. A Bisuor, on nor 4 Bisnor?—The controver- sy about the position of poor Bishop Onderdonk has aseurned a very interesting form, as on its de- cision rests the payment of the salary. This, after all, is the great point. One of the members of the standing committee protests, it is said, against the payment of the salary,on the old principle, “no song, no supper.’ It is probable that the matter may yet come before the civil tribunals, for it appears thus tar, that the Church is unable to decide whether the Bishop is unfrocked or not Meeting of the Scheiffer A meeting of the Scheiffier Ciub was held last aight in their room, corner of Hudson and Canal atreets. The gathering was composed of about fifteen hard featured and tarish looking old matrons, half a dozen of soft and silly looking girls, anda sprinkling of the other sex to match—more nume- tous, but apparently as much out of their element. From half-past 7, the hour named forcommencing, until eight, half a dozen of mischievous boys kept upa performance of juvenile pranke, much to the edification of the ladies; and, although there was far more noise than method in their procedure, for want of something else, it helped to relieve the scene of a vacancy and tedium which would other, wise have been intolerable. At last, as the little room was occupied gradually by a stray bird now and then dropping in, having become passably garnished, according to the old proverb— little ana little makes a mickle.” Among the rest, the Chairman dropped in, too, and the Secretary also. The former called the meeting to order, and the iatter read the call of the meeting, which apprized all the inhabitants of this terrestial globe who heard it, that agrand oration would then and there be delivered to the audience on “The love of country—its nature, origin, &c.” prudently adding (n anticipation of the tumult of applause which would ensue, that it would be prudent todo the rough part of the plaudits with their hands instead of teet, as the latter would inevitably overpower the gravitation of cohesion, and tear down the ceiling in flakes whose length and breadth would make fears forthe safety of the tenants of the lower floor. x then introduced to the meeting, a gentle- led the Hon. Mr. Woopaurr, who com. ” by saying hy te atient hearing, and wait for their applat they chose ogire him apy, when he was done speaking After some preliminary flourishes, the speaker said that e phrase “Love of Country” was replete with meaning; rad @ ful influence on the masses, on mechanism, , and was very glorious indeed and made a ih thathe had lived in those days that tried just to have the pleasure of showing it. It was consoling to knew that the people of this country were 80 free trom despotism, t' at it was inhabited by a ‘ so fond of truth, that nothing more than an illusion was necessary to arouse them to noble actions. In illus- tration of the love of country, he said it might be compa 1d to love of any object surrounding us; like that of a ther, mother, sister or brother; that it required tanger to develope it in all its strength, as would be seen ifthis country was led by hostile fleets, end fierce warriors armed with swords and bayonets to transix wld) age—when the angel of ho) he horizon lured with the g) nay, even the attempts of tools in obedience to the designing schemes of leaders to meke Ameri- can seris and slaves through the ballot-box, would arouse them. The next thing dwelt upon was in answer: ing the question, -‘ What is a country 7” Upon this he was of opinion that it meant something more than land snd water; for if it did not,then the Turks, Mandarins, and heathen in general, had as much as them—seeing that itis generally admitted that there is both land and water those countries inhabited by them. Hannibal and Carthagenians re noticed; and Cesar waa spoken as he who “ m: ll Italy dependencies of Rome.” In of blazii cities; af connexion with his subject, the speaker proceeded to give acurious and long disquisition on th eral kinds of law, the constitution of the United States, the power o! the Supreme Court, which doubtless he thought were ail eeeinsis topics; although he was any thing but success. ‘ul in making this apparent, to at least,one a his hearers. At onetime he spoke of the people of this country as ho- mogeneous—at another, as heterogeneous. Several origi- nal observations might be given, as used by the speaker, particularly upon law, if it were worth thetrouble How- ever, feeling that at least the speaker is interested, we earnestly recommend him to study the vronunciation of English before he next makes an oration, assuring him that neither nuclus, nor munipishal, nor adaption are found in his mother tongue. After a few songs, the meet- ing adjourned. Fanaticism anp Mapngss.—The annual report of the State Lunatic Asylum has just been publish- ed. Itexhibits the most satisfactory proof of the aecessity and propriety of establishing this munifi cent charity, and its eminently intelligent and suc- cessful management. Since the opening of the Asylum, five hundred and fittyone patients have been admitted, of whom two hundred and ninety-one have been discharged. Of those discharged, one hundred and eighty-five were recovered; sixty-one improved ; twenty-two unimproved ; and twenty- three have died—leaving two hundred and eixty in the institute at the date of the report. A great number of the patients are represented as having become insane from fanatical excitement. The victims of ‘ religious anxiety” numberseven- ty-seven—of “ MiJlerism,” thirteen; of ‘ Fourier- ism,” (which is regularly set down as one of the causes of insanity,) one. These are the sad records to which we are to look for the effects ot the labors of the fools, madmen, and designing knaves, who pervert and prostitute religion and devotion. Supposgp Suicipg at Hosoxgn, YestTeRDAY.— Between twelve and one o’clock yesterday, there was discovered in the water about 100 yards from the Sybil’s Cave, the body of a female, which was immediately taken up and conveyed’ to an empty building almost opposite to the ‘‘ Otto Cottage.” About three o’clock, the Coroner, CO. T. Perry, Esq., summoned a jury to inquire into the cause of the death of the deceased. The firet witness called was ‘Wm. Larrenert, who di that he was in his boat near the ment above, when he observed some- thing like a portion of per ’s dress floating on the wa ter, and upon a) it found itto be the end ofa shawl and the of adress. He immediately caught hold of it, and di wt towards his boat, upon which the body arose to the surface of the water. He took the body into his boat, and conveyed it to where it then Jay. The body was about twelve yards from the shore in about nt _ of water ; it was just ebb tide when he discov- @ . Dr. R. F.Cooxe ssid he had examined the body, and had not found any marks whatever of external violence ; re wan not Ss ideas beter more than lye or four hours, as e 3 ant rs were quite flexi- ble. ‘The deceased was evidently a mother nursing un infant of some five or six months old. A boy of the name of Epwaap Witxinsen, aged 14 ears, was then called, and was about to be sworn, but in answer to the Coroner and jury, said that he did not 1 the natureof an oath; knew nothing of the consequences of telling alie; never said his prayers, or went to church. He then voluntarily stated that he saw the deceased about ten o’clock going towards the cave Another youth named Wright gave similar testimony. Several other persons came forward to see if they were vony - identify the body, but were aot able to do so satis- forily. All the spectators then withdrew and the jury consider- ed on the verdict, and in a short time returned with a ver- dict of “found drowned.” The Coroner then stated, that the body shonld remain in its present state until two o’clock this day, for identifi- cation, and if not claimed in the meanwhile it would then interred. ¥ We had written a full d ription of the person and dress of the deceased, with the hope of leading to identi- fication, but at a late hour last evening, it was found that this was wnnecessary, as the body having been discover- ed to be that of Mra. Auld, wifeof Mr. Auld, machinist, Broome street, who left her home about nine o'clock in the morning, in a state of mental excitement, and crossed to Hoboken by the Canal street ferry. The d hes left two young children to deplore her loss. SreamBoat Launcu.—The steamer Niagara will be launched from the yard of Wm. & Thos. Col- yer, foot of Twelfth street, East River, this morn- ing at 11 o’clock. Capt. Albert De Groot is to command her. This is a very fine steamer. Tue “ Arcus” Batt.—This ball came off at Niblo’s last night and was asplendid affair. A equad of the “Scottish Guard” under the command of Serg’t. Haig, which was stationed as a guard of honor at the entrance to the supper-room, attracted great attention, on account of the elegant uniform and soldiery appearance of the men. Tue Srorm —Snow fell last night to the depth ot four or five inches, and somewhat drifted in ex- posed situations, accompanied b: ahigh wind, It mut have been a dreadful night on the const, and some loss must have been sustained. The trains frem Providence and New Bedford came through this morning with tan- dem engines abeut an hour behind time. Both roads are now free. The storm of New Bedford, as we learn from Colonel Hatch, was the most severe of the season, but he No steamboat mail by Long Island went have reports no rs. Sound from New York, had arrived when our pay to press. It must have been impossible for a Dont to come through owing to the snow, thick weathe: high wind of last night.— Boston Transcript, Feb. 22 Navvoo.—A gentleman from Nauvoo, informs us, says the Warsaw Signal, that the great mase of the population of the city is in a state bortering on vation. ‘here is no business going on,and no means o! obtaining subsistence but by charitable donations from richer classes, ; Nyoetns ha egg Se McCuen, of Paw- ucket, havin; sted his better h tng Gant alr etter halt, she replies in ly husband hes posted me as havi ft board. I wish simply to that he ni ~ cyte a the beds to which he lays claim were given to me by, my ather. ROSANNA MCcCUEN, Seen A violent thunder storm visited Philadelphia on Sunday, daring which the lightnii tru inn a aS Ae ing struck several building, do- 6 astra bets endar—This Day. ‘OMMON Pieas.—Part lat—29, 44, 46, 47, 40, 21, 1,7, 91, 48, 65. Part 9d—9, 98 mre ry was retreating, and |. je from China. Two fast sailing ships, the Oneida, Capt. Tripp, and Ann McKim, Capt. Vasmer, arrived yesterday with advices from Canton to the 20th of November They have thus made the passage in legs than one hundred days. The Celestials oppose the progress of the Eng- lish in their empire in every conceivable way.— They appear really to hate them. The negociations between the French and Chi- nese continued. We annex a paragraph relative to them. There don’t appear to be any news of particular importance. It is stated that the market for green teas opened ata much higher point this season than last. The American frigate Brandywine was to leave for home on the 20th of Dec. via the Pacific Islands and Valparaiso. The sleop of war St. Louis sailed on the 7th Nov. also for home. The ship Paragon, Capt. Curtis, of New York, from Manilla for Canton, with rice, was lost be- tween the former place and Amoy. Capt C , wife, and crew, took to their boats, and were picked up in three days after by a Chinese fishing boat. They were compelled to pay $600 before the rascals would relieve them. When on board the fishing boat, they had to protect what little property they had saved with drawn knives. They suffered much by the shipwreck, but suffered still more while in the hands of those who rescued them. We regret to learn that Captain Eagle of the Val- paraiso, died soon after his arrival at Macoa. The V. is in charge of the mate. The ship Howqua, Captain Palmer, of this port, was attacked by pirates in the Chinese sea. They were driven off by a few shot. Pirates seem to abound in that partof the world. An opiumschoon- er, commanded by an Englishman with a Lascar crew, was captured by a Chinese rover and the Englishman tossed into the sea. The clipper Eagle, Captain Sherman, has been sold to Russell & Co. for $20,600. [From the Hong Kong Register, Nov. 5.) ip Paragon, from Manilla to Amoy, the storm of Sunday, the 27th October, obliged to abandon her in the boats.— On approaching the coast they were seized by the Chinese fishermen, who plundered them, threatening further vio ince. The mate and fourteen of the crew mansged to seize their own boat and escape, fellowing the coast to Hong Kong. On learning that the Captain, his wife, and @ part of the crew, were still in the hands of the Chinese, the owners ef the Gazelle ordered that the cargo she was regeiving on boa‘d ahould be dischurged, intending to send her to bring them off. In the mean time they bed bar- gained with their captors to bring them here for $600, and arrived ina fisbing boat on Thursday, before the Gazelle had time to sail. The Natchez, which arrived hereon Saturday, has com- pleted a voyage round the globe in uine months and eigh- teen days, having left this on the 14th January last. She proceeded by the Cape of Good Hepe to, New York, in nivety.five ay where she discharged, took in a new cargo, and sailed 20h May, returning by Cape Hern to Velpersise in seventy-one days, the shortest yea ever made. The run from Lima was acoomplished in filty-five ysanda half. Her previous voyage by the same route pied nine months and twenty-two days, or four day longer. ry end Chinese document has been posted on the walls about the town during the past few setting forth the injustice of the New Registry act, after so many per sons trom far and near have come to the settlement with merely the peaceable intentions of honest trade.4 It states that in first coming they never dreamed of such a custom being thought of by English authorities, and he fod the necessity of all the inhabitants combining and sending in a joint petition to the authorities praying for the abroga- tion of the act, and in case their petition be not granted, it strenuously urges upon all classes of Chinese to break up their establishments at Hong-kong, and re- turn to their homes under the more satisfactory rule o! their own Mandarins. We understand that a memorial has been sent in to th Colonial Government by the Chinese, but we have not been able yet to get sight of a copy. The suppressed riot of which government scems so de sirousto make so much, was tht disturbance got up on the moment, by some Coolies who had struck work on seeing some of their number in the employ of government The attempt to connect this movement with the English Community, by rae in the first place to a meeting of Greg rae held four hours afterwards. and that meet ing in the second place to the instigation of the Mercantil body, because oneof their number had the liberality to allow the meeting to be held on its premises, is pitiful ond groundless. That our domestic servants and Comprador: attending constantly at table, and hearing at every mea discussions respecting the rights and privileges of thor mag under British sway, and how grossly these had been violated by the recent ordinance, should have pick- ed up these words, is not much to be wondered at—tha they should use them in reprobating a measure they fel: 80 Oppressive upon them as their masters will scarcely ‘astonish any one. We learn by a letter from Macao of the 24th that Key- ing and his suite had taken his departure that morning for Canton. Nothing seems to have transpired of the terms agreed on with M. Lagrenee, the French Minister. Various reports of disagreements, principally on the sub- ject of the embassy p! to ig, were in circu- lation through the week, but the circumstance of the Imperial Commissioner taking a passage inthe French er seems to give the qnietus to any such opin- ion. Ttis understood that the Emperor had agreed that Ma- cao should be free to all nations, which we understand tv meen that vessels ofall nations should have the eribee of entering the inner harbor for the purpose of discharg. ing and taking in cargo, upon pay the establishe: dues. The jnrisdiction overthe Typa hes also bee: granted to the Portuguese. The latter pri e seems to us of a v doubtful no- ture, as the extension of power will naturally be followe: by the extension of port dues, and claiming these at ar anchorage where vessels formerly lay free from ai) charges, will scarcely act asan inducement to them t: visit the settlement. Hadthe former right slong with the present modified Tarift been ci led a few yearr ago, it is probable Hongkong would never have been heard of asa place of any consequence. As it is we fear the concession comes too late to be of much advantage, unless the enactment of such measures 93 we had occa sion to comment on last week, shall make us glad to es cape from the advan' ot British rule, and induce us to ask for “tickets of leave” to reside under a foreign gov- ernment to escape the tyranny of our own. From Canton we learn that the new wall round the factories was in process and meeting no interruption A® soon as it is finished the other 8 will be proceeded with. All the sites had been taken up except three. [From Peking Gazette } Shantung hes recently been in a very unsettled state. This ia the fatherland of China’s greatest lawgiver, but the people have al been remarkable for their reck- less di , the eagerness with which they form themselves into associations, and prey upon their neigh- bors. Such~is also at present the case, and the Lienten ant Governor has recommended very strong measures to “ these illegal combinations. a account of the rapidity of the current, owing to the heavy rains, part of the dykes at Ninghoe, in Chekeang, have been carried away, and great injury been done to the crops. To obviate J siggst calamity, a small sum of ny) for restoring ‘Taeentang banks, has been vo The natives of the Eastern part of Kwangtung province have suffered most severely from starvation, and myriads died of hunger, ut uttering a single syllable of dis- content, or accusing the Govermment of neglecting its duty towards the le. In a former number it was s' ted that a clen, thinking themselves uojustiy treated by the district magistrate, and agpectiog in vain for redress, slew him and his le. e Provincial Judge, who went down armed with powers over life and death, order- ed twecty of the ringleaders to be executed. To indem- nify himself, however, for his great exertions, many inno- cent people were implicated, and these had to pay heavy ‘sums to be again liberated from prison, so that the whole has proved a aitin seatie concern. Since the troubles in Turkestan, Taoukwang ordered that convicts shall be transported to some pestilential re- oy in Kweichoo. They very soen accumulated to 8000 it decreased subsequently to only 6000. The Lieutenant Governor, being apprehensive that the unbidden gucsts might occasion disturbances, has begged the Emperor to send themto the original deserts. But the Supreme Go- vernment justly remarks, that they must live there among dia; prices remain much as before.* Aniseed—Th ve bees, some arrivals in Canton. Purchasers have been found for considerable quantities. Cassia does not come treely to marke me small parcels have, however, ar- rived, and have been picked up at our quotations. Silk— ‘The merchants still continue to demand high rates, but no purehases are reported. Begne—-Alihous the market has been quiet on the whole, prices are fully maintained at our quotations. Teas, Black—-The tea men are again disposed to atk high prices, but little buainess has conse quently been done; a few chops have beep secured at prices within our quotations: a few chops of Caper and fine Pekoe Teas have been purchased during the week. Green Teas—The quarter portion of the Teas that have as yet come have found purchas high rates, both for the English and American markets; we hear of no trans- actions in Canton made Teas. Exronts of Teas to Great Buiratn siNcr ‘wankay, Ibs Oct, 1, 1844. 578,114 ‘Total Ibs. . Freights to Calcutta bay cargoes are scarce, to the old rates. Rates of Exchange and Prices of Bullion—On London, at six months sight 4s 8d a 4s 4d per dollar; Government Bills at 80 days sight, 4s 1d, in little request; on Calcutta, rivate bills at 30 :days sight—Company’s accepted bills, Co."Rs. 225 for $100; Sycee Silver, large, 3 per cent premium; small 1 a2 do do; Carolus Dollars, old head, 8 do do; Ferdinand do at par; Republican do 3 per ct. dis. Important From St. Dominco.—Advices from St. Domingo to the 6th are received. Itis reported that Herard considers the Constitu- tion of 1843 suspended, in consequence of the in- surrection in the Eastern part of the island, and in- stead of a Legislature, establishes a Council of State, the members of which are to be appointed and revoked at his call. It was currently reported that the President intended to be crowned King» taking Christophe for his model, under whom he was formerly an officer. Coffee was higher one-fourth than at this time last year. Arvairs In CentraL Amgrica.—We have intel- ligence from Guatamala to the 14th of December. On the 2lst of November, treaties of peace be- tween Honduras, Salvador and Guatemala were Tatified. On the 8th December the Constituent Council of Guatemala was solemnly installed. Navau.—The U. S._ brig Porpoise, Lieut. Com- manding Wm. E. Hunt, sailed yesterday for Nor- folk. The Porpoise is to join the steamer Prince- ton, at that port, whence both vessels are to proceed to England. Annexed is a list of the officers at- tached to the P. Lieut. Commanding, Wm. E. Hunt; First Lieutenant, Wm. E. Le Roy ; Second Lieutenant, Chas KE Flemin; Acting Master, D. McN. Fairfax ; Acti seph Gideon; Midshipmen, Samuel Maj Smith, Benjamin L, Henderson ; Boatswain, son. We believe that the Porpoise is to act as tender to the Princeton, or as a protector to that steam frigate. Theatricals, &. Mr. Booth terminated his engagement at the Cincinnati Theatre, on the 19th inst. Mr. Anderson js ca Chai New Orle see him. Mr. Duffield is giving Concerts in Columbus, Ohio. “Jim Crow Rice,” has returned to this city after playing two successful engagements at Boston. Mr. Barton, the celebrated flutist, isin New Orleans. The Ethiopian Serenaders are in New Orleans, draw- ing good houses. There are now no less than three theatres, three cir- cuses, and a menagerie open every night in New Orlean besides exhibitions of giants and paintings, and conce! soirees, and balls in any number. Truly that city lacks not for amusemeprt. The Swiss Bellringers are engaged for the second time, at the American Theatre, New Orleans. Miss Clifton made her firet sppearance before a Savan nah audience on the 20th in: City Intelligence. From Paison.—Attached to the Upper Police le, tumbledown, insecure rat-hole of a ed as a prison, or rather called a prison, for it ', irom which, for the last six years, pris« ith felonies often escape. The magistrat r office have been endeavoring for years to it duce the Common Council to attend to it, but they have not thought proper to take any measures to remedy evil. On Sunday night, Michael Mulligan,who was con- fined there on a charge of burglary, succeeded in making nis escape, by fo: the lock of his cell door, and then unscrewing the bars of a window in the hall, and wrench. ing them away, so thathe could escape. On Saturday afternoon, Mulli asked leave of deputy ke Law. rence Van Buskirk to walk in the corridor, and permia- sion was granted him. In of returning to hisown cell, he took kis clothes and blankets into the next cell, saying thatthe bunk was wider in that cell than in his, and he was | tele pam to remain there by Van Buskirk.— Justice Taylor investigated the matter yesterday, and found that Mulligan effected his exit with a broken case knife, and that he must have been entirely unassisted. There is no keeper on duty at night, and of course no one to prevent any escape, attend to the wants of prisoners, in case of sickness, or render assistance in case of fire The following ped since October last— John Williams, ‘ing all before him at the St. ‘he house is nightly crowded to Ieneget inten Sak wi 3 J.D. Shay, same offence ; Nicholas Pertain, for be ey 3 and Mike Mullt gan, for burglary. Now the mischief hus been committed the sapient Committee on Police, Watch and Prisons, are going to cloze the stable door, and intend meking an al- teration, by removing the watch house stairs, buying se- veral cheap locks, straightening the bent bars, and screw- ing them down again. Police Office.<Frs. 24.—Carcnina Gauntens —A man, calling himself Bob Sturges, was arrested for dri ying one hogs, worth $20, in the public streets, intend- ing to convert them to his own use. They belonged to jomas McGowan, of No. 16 Elizabeth street, whe made a compiaint against Bob for larceny. He contended that he hed aright to take the hogs, and drove them wherever he pleased, on the ground thet ey ere Mayor Harper’s, as no others are suffered to come in the lower part of the city. U Police —Monday.—Casr or Gamsiinc.—Ser geant Upham ofthe M. P,, assisted by some of the p: arrested eight black men, mostly barbers, whe found gambling about two o’clock on Sunday night. They were to bail. A Bap Bor.—Samuel Mortimer, a lad, was arrested for stealing from George Kice, of 120 Essex street, some gold coin snd jewelry, worth $30. He admitted the fact, and was fully committed. Sreauino Burren From a Puare.—John Stanwich had the audacity to teke a firkin of butter worth $5 from one Pilate at No. 120 Wooster street. Coroner's O@ice.—Monday-—InrLammation OF THE Bowris.—Abraham Stevens, a black men, a native of Virginia, 30 years of age, died at No. 339 Medison street, about 2 o’clock this morning, of inflamation of the bowels produced by intemperance. The Coroner held an inquest, and the juryfound a verdict in accordance with the facts. “Amusements, Pa.mo’s Tugatre.—There was a goodly number present last evening at this establishment to witness the first representation of the burlesque Opera of ‘La Som Am De Beauties,” taken from the Opera of “La Somnam- bula;” also to heat ‘al new pieces of Music by Mr. Kneass and his talen' with the greatest éclat, piece bids fairto be e Discussion Continued—On the Origi ofthe White and Dark Races of Men—The disc of interesting question, betweea Mr. Robert Grant and Dr. Met ith, will be ‘eontinued in the Society: Library: Rooms, on Wedursday evening next, the 2th ina. The chair well "be ‘aken’ andthe ‘disenssion opened at 73 o'clock, pre Cinely. Mahommedans, and be exposed. not only to these barha- | , Gouraud’s Poudre Subtile, the only article iang, but likely to get inte atrife with them A new code sence fof, fhe oof. apiels nad. netmanent eradication of of regulations js, therefore, to be drawn up to prevent ali aly ta thle ehey’ ce OF Palas ace, Feros ge. collision and difficulties upon lected for the abode of crimi: generally such where an epidemic sooner or later m an end of their lives, fon Temoves from the State the burthen of maintsining em. As it has been considered of the highest importance, that all maritime China st.ould be well fortified, the ‘ phe ail oy 3 ae iat oe all Le military stations of je, towards the able men be appoint- ed todefend their country, and kop ‘up the proper disci. ine. ‘The crops stand well and promise an abundant hervest, Already has the price of rice fallen, in tation of their ingathering, and the poorer classes shown more contentment than a few months ago. Markets, Hona-Konc Manxet, Nov. 1.—Imroars.—Camlets con tinue dull at Amoy and in this province; hai the: can be moved off in barter, though with s culty, and at low pric Chintzes—Are in no and any where; we are told a large quantity has been returned to this quarter by one of the late ships from tho Yangtsze. keang. Cotton--The business of the past week has been on avery limited scale; the few sales made have been con- fived to Bengal and Bombay staples. For Madras thel is noenquiry. Cotton Yarn is a degree firmer than last week, and @ few parcels of high numbers have been moved off at Canton at o slight advance: at Amo: y the market is overdone. Lead—The stock is too much too heavy. Long Cloths— Sales of both whites and greys to @ moderate extent are reported at about previous rates; at Shanghai the prices of both descriptions are nearly the same. Long Ells are not much enquired after, and few sales are consequently mentioned, here or to the north- ward, Opium is dull, and rates are graduslly giving way; the sppe rance of the Mor, just announced, will 10 Tout hasten the decline. Rice is still giving way in the neigh- horhood, the appearance of the crop on the ground batts very favorable; at Amoy a dechine Res also taken place. Rattans—The market 1 dull, (agi a few sales have been made at rates lower than those last quoted. Wool- lens are still dull; transactions are confined to Spanish bg and habit cloths of which a few sales have been made. Exronrs.—Alum—Considerable quantities still conti nue to arrive, and large purchases have been made for In. point. The places se s ass Sec a Ra ae ES a AE i GD a a i Bis A nS eat A eee ; TJ rf Broadway, where may be had Gouraud's Italian Medicated Soap, for curing pimp'es, freckles, sallowness, old sores, and all injuries and d'scoloration of the human skin. Gouraud’s Vegetable Liquid icits a delicate blash ng tinge to ovmplexion—immoveable. Gouraud’s Spanish Lal te, for the complexion, 25 cents « box. Gouraud's Hair Dye will change red or grey hair to a jet black or bea Agents—76 Chestnut sire, Philadelphia, + Carleton & Co., Lowell ; Bliss '; Bull, Hartfor Dyer, Providence; rarce, ( Stanwik D. Moore, Lynchburg, - ful brown 5 Can sprinted ‘ousey. a hi 3 Se" al Vast Ander S. Hance, Baltimore son, Nashville, Tenn. Her yoice is'like the f angel-lyres in tune, ‘And Werlipsand cheek are tinted like te olustug'roee of June, Dr. Felix Gourand’s Liquid Vegetable Rouge, 15 the most splendid article ex ant for tit le ch:ek or lio with the hue of heal Unlike the vari ich are 201d eleewhers, and whic pple’, Di, Js Vegetable Ronge is annot p ssibly be removed from the ski ying. Ina heated room, therefore, where the perspiration is ontintly exndive from the pores) the superi Portanee of Dr. G.’s preparation is at once seen it Dr. G."s Perfumery Depot, 67 Walker street, 1 Brosaway. 50 cents a bottle. “How my side pains me—It has been the cease ever since last spricg, whea I had that attack of Dyspepsia; St that time my {00d distressed me very much—l took med|- Clon baticdid notrelieve jt, and Inow find grent trouble mul hareat kill ent of ‘urchase only jst store from the scene, How ensy i re ¥ means were only made use of, Resort. to Dr. F nian, or All-E. 1 Balsam; it has cured a great, Just like your own, and it w ‘no? be left too long, for it may L edies will bt Je or no ay ity i follow the direr- ft at onty tsar hands ad i nity for using it go jansan street, and tions, and you wi will be yous own fault by, For sale at the principal of at Mrs, Hays’, 139 Fulton street ‘The Cawewe ETAT sean the are, neck or era, oad fell moe pertletmost delicate skin. Sold only at 21 Court: Tande at. Se of the breath, uty.” ‘Death tnet hath suck’d the Hatt halts power sequpon Gay " 7 “Beauty’s ensi ae In hie < g on your Nleck and on peur lips.”” © glory of our House has de} how beant fat So chot fe anpel’s form even in be: Possible that that scourge, ths yellow fever, coul thus tevutiful, exclaimed’ kdward Don, ashe gazed on the raveul* form of Ellen ——, his betrothed. Yes, reader, might have defaced ber. divcolord her skin, of burn’d a ith blu figurement, "Yet by expeading 48 conta. ahe oF any fair hroud—is it a jeave her or dead) might have been tendered this, doubtless, may seem to the: matter of fret, or ev A yet ‘tis prov 2 Oy hundveds in this *' fenuine Jones” Ci by «or freckied skin bright, cles end de- and lovel reader, pufli ciyy theta cake of quake discord. bloteh’d, orf licious, removing every eruption. ‘And also, that a8 shilling. bottle of Jones? Coral Hair Re- ive will make and ke=p the hair clean, soft, silky an a as] ng as any other article made, beside forciog—mind, forcing the hair to grow, stop it falling off, cure it of dandruff, fc, sveader, both these are realiy excellent he geouine at the siga of the Am-rican Eagl 323 roadway, ¥ sor 139 Fulton st Boston; 3 Ledger Buildings, Philada. Comstock’s Kxtract of Sarsaparilla—A certain cure for the following complaints :— Berofula, Ketver, ie Wheomatism. neral Debility, Mercurial Diserses. Biles frrm an impure state of the Body. _. Ulceration of the Throat, Sk'n, Pains of the Bones ar'sieg from an impure state of the blood, imprudeaces in life, and excessive use of mer: exposures and ir ef ‘This celebreted medic n manner, from the purest ingr-dients, and is sold at such an ex- tremely’ low price ‘hat all can afford to use it—viz : $0 cents rer bottle, or$4 per dozen,in as large bottles as others that sell at th enormous price of one dollar per bottle. It can be found only at 21 Courtland 319 ‘Trem int Row, Boston ; 69 Second street, St. Lo Poydrrs street, New Orleans. * pally’s Pain Extractor, sold at 21 Court- landt street. Warranted genuine—price 25 cents. rrepared in the most approved Deafness—Dr. McNatr’s Accoustic OU, for ai} gomplaints of shear This nan art clea, good abt is : y ‘cure cases 0 ; Even where the patient hay uot been able to hear peifectly for ret and for the eure of hy pain i dyin in cus are the e Sore earl cater aeuants od esteanaling: gente ter, &e; which are sure symptoms 0 : Poall soch we confidently recommend. be. MeNair's Oil as - Med sure relief, Sold only at21 Courtlaudt street; 139 Fulton st. Brooklyn. To Rheumatic Suffererers —Who will suf- fer with Rheumatism im any form, or contracted cords and muscles, when there is asure end ive remedy, which is ‘warrant all cases to cure. or the mousy will be refan ‘This remedy ia called the Nerve aad an Indian Vegetable Elixir, and wh m personal reference is m will suffer with the above co dudic they will not ase wit not cost them anyt’ini an only mont Row Boston, Dalley’s Magical Pain Extractor, at his only agency, 67 Walker street, first door from Broadway. 'To those whose Oceupations tend te pro- duce or oggrarane dere, Thi oh ass of indivifzale is very nu- , 10 in an ual atmosphere. Printers, workmen “in, Tather stores, ‘atone gutters, bakers, of will ensure health, bec:use they take all impure matters out of the blood, and the body is not weakened but strengthened by their operation, for these valuable Pills do not force. but they assist nature, aud are not opposed, but har- monize with ber. Sold at Dr. Brandieth’s office, 241 Broadway, at25 cents per 274 Bowery, 241 Hudson, and Mrs. Booth, 5 Market street, Brooklyn. AU ae Subscriptions to the Henauo must be paid to the ber & Co.,3 Ledger ihildings "Third street. near Chestnut, where sgle copes at 1 o’clock, mae Khe new and cheap Publications for sale at their es- al ight, Sholeeae and retail. exception of ove paper, the “Herald” is read in Philadel phi r published in aluable medium to advertisers. Adver ‘0 the agents at half past 4 o’clock, will ap- next day. nd ly pear in the Herald Medical Notice.—The Advertisements of the New York College of Medicine and Pharmacy, established for Say cure of all diseases, will pression of in the i fourth d last column. of this "one 'W.S. RICHARDSON, M. D., Agent. ffice and ‘Rooms of the College.95 Naasan stree MONEY MARKET. Monday, Feb. 24—6 P. Mc The tendency of prices is stili downwards. The mar- ket to-day was rather heavy and transactions more ed than at the close of the last week. Stonington dec! ned 3; Farmers’ Loan, 4; Erie Railroad, }; Morris Canal, ; Mlinois, 3; Mohawk, i Pennsylvania 6’s, }; Long sland advanced 3, while Norwich and Worcester, Har- lem, Canton, and Ohio 6’s, closed at yesterday’s prices. ‘The depression in the stock market has in a great mea- sure, been preduced by the rumors current in relation to the annexation of Texas and the movements of Great Britain in relation to Mexico and California. The ac- counts from Washington regarding thes ibjects have had nearly as great an effect upon the minds of operators as the actual passage of the bills in favor of an ion and in relation to Oregon, could havehad The passage of the annexation bill through the Senate, and the signatare of the President to the bill, could not havea , more depressing tendency upon the market thin the hun- dred romors whic! been afloat for the past week. ttle excitement, any turn in political affairs may ized hold of by the bears, who magnify and increase it in every way, and use it for the purpose of hammering down quotations for stocks. In thia they very often,succeed. The course the banks are pursuing cannot but have a very favorable effect upon stocks, and the facilities they afford stock operators, are sufficient to offset almost any influence the complexion of political questions may have. The banks have, within the past three weeks, confined almost exclusively to the brokers. refered to any other, as they are sup- posed to ind under better control. There exists in this city men of large capitals, whose business it is to loan and invest their money. There private bankers dis- count large amounts of business poet and most ina short time control this branch of business. leaving the banks to fill up their lines of discount, by loansion stock securities, e mercantile classes would much rather offer their bills receivable toa private banker for dis- count, than to a board of directors in any one of our banks, where prejudice, private spleen, or rivalry in the same line of business may create a disposition to embar- rass, are brought to act against the paesage of any indivi- duals note or notes, e discount drawer. A private broker decides at once upon any note presented to him for discount. The applicant is not held in suspense until ten or twelve can moke up their minds upon the subject, and when the holder confidently expects re- lief, to find his notes returned with a corner tu ed down and no forther satisfaction given. Any busin operation between man and man is settled at once and the thing is understood, but not se between an individual and any corporation. One has a soul and the other has not. The banks of this city, as now conducted, are of no use to the commercial classes, but on the contrary are an injury. The merchants have, heretofore, depended upon the banks for discounts, when money was plenty, but in times of scarcity,the banks have found other uses for their money; but discounting business paper. Now the merchants cannot obtain discounts from the banks, although money is only worth from four to six per cent per annum. It is to be hoped that the commercial classes will cut themselves clear of the corporated banks and confine their businessto the rivate banking establishments. By so doing they will increase the capital of the private banks now in operation and induce others to come into the street, to carry on the same business. It will furthermore weaken the banks, and eventually compel them to reduce their capitals, con- traet their operations, and drive some of them into liqui- dation. These institutions were chartered expressly tor the benefit of the mercantile classes; they were incorpu rated solely to aid and extend the movements of trade and commerce, upon correct and legitimate principles, for the concentration ef the capital for the purpose of establish- ing a system of credits, and for the advancement ofevery branch of business, upon a solid basis. Instead of carry- ing out the ends for which they were chartered, we find them devoting nearly the whole of their resources to en- courage stock speculations, leaving these engaged in other pursuits to get along as they bestcan. Fortunately the commercial ciasses require very little aid from these institutions, and we are not sure but that the refusal of the banks to discount business papor as freely as they former- ly did, will prove ultimately more beneficial to the com- munity than if they pursued an opposite course. ual report of the Secretary of the Treasury of the Commerce and Navigation of the United States hay been ted to both hot of Congress. We have only able to obtain extract Statement or THe Vatur or Domestic Exronts rrom any Imronts into, THe Uniten Stares, ror THE Yran Evora June 30, 1844 Fish, oil,whalebone,and orem, Kove eee eevee 6,908,715 hides, butter, cheese, cat Vegetable fsod—grain, fruits, Biscuit, (xcept flour,), . Cotton. vive Manufactures—Coiton, piece fo Soap and candies, do do Snuff and tobacco,. . do Leads. ..eeeee Total,. Value of exports of for Totel value of exportation,.... . . $111,242,42 Imports. Free of duty,. $24 766,81 Ad velorem du! 52,851,201 Specific duties, 31,352,263 — 108,434,938. + Balance in favor of United St: This statement shows a balanc three millions of doll chantise were valued dollary. The annexed table shows the imports and exports + each State for the year ending June 30, 1944, with th number of vessels engaged in the trade of State, Vator or tHe Imports ann Exports of rac Stati FOR THE Yean ENDING JUNE 30, 1814, Exports. Imports. Vessel Bisse $2,807,46 our favor of nearl The cxports of domestic me nearly one hundred millions « + 1,176,195 570,824 1 20,296,007 2.3 65,079,518 5,7! 7,217,267 4 9'917,750 4 2 Fi 4,283, 80. i + « 9,907,664 442,818 2 + 90,498,307 7,026,789 10 The ,State of New York is the greatest exportir