The New York Herald Newspaper, May 3, 1845, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD Vol. £1, No, 121~Whole mo, 4063, THE NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, Proprietor. Circulation---Forty Thousand, DAILY HERALD—Every day. Price 2 cents per copy — $7 45 per ennum—peyable in advance, WESKLY HERALD—Every Saturday—Price 6} certs per copy— $3 124 cents per annwm—pay able in advance, ADVERTISEMENTS at the usual prices—always cash in advenes, PRINTING of all kinds executed with beauty and déspaten. Al! letters or communications, by mail, addressed to the establishment, must be post paid, or the postege will be deducted from the subscription money remitted. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, Prorrimror or tHe New Yor« Henatp E: MENT Northwest cerneer of Fulton end Nassau atrete Rios i .W_LINE OF PACKETS Ni LIVERPOOL TO NEW YORK. = Register Burthen na Waar ease LIBE! CORN MEMehIs , O50 GEN PA ut. and well acyaainted in t sn-omely and eommodionsl found with everything except at sixteen guineas €: aye lofty and alry, and eve health of pawengers st a cheap ereepe bread stuffs, wo are: the rates are fixed and st era, ine goods b: T ton, aT 7 ae ia Gs, GRIMS AW Ko, 12 Goree Piszzas, I. aI " ish'to have aos ork fZQus who may wish to have their frieuds enmne ‘ont by any shi nec if __ ato Imre gest 373 Pearl street. % LB 5 EP 5 TE | ALBANY AND BUFFALO RAILROAD OFFICE, No. 59 Courttande Streets NOTIC: IMMIG RANT! The Subscribers, Sule Agents a New York, for forwardi enners by be cond class cars fro Le, Baste, enabled (o send them per People’s Line Steamboats to Dany, end thence, per railroad, to Utica, for $2,068 ; Byra $2. Auburn, $30: Nocheote, $46; Baifalo, $3.8, Chi ftom 2 to 12 vears old, at half pric; nu rears free y after the 1th instaut, all beggage'on the Kailroed is eatively ree, All information as to different rout's given is, and sengert forwarded to every port on Lake Ontario snd apper sakes, at thedowest ratcs. The subscribers wosld call. patie cular actention to the fact. that THEIR TICKETS ONLY Are recognized atthe office at All ny ; LF & RICKE! é Sole Acts Albany & Buffalo Maitrood aa class cars. jo. 59 Courtlandt street. New York, 8th April, 1945, 29 Im#ee NOTICE. STATEN ISLAND FERR Foot of Whitehall Street, Onard after Thnrsday, May the lat, the boats will leave as follows, anul ferther notice:— 09,10, ihaa ig A Men ated es PM LEAVE NEW YORK: 8, 9. 10, 11 and 12 A. st, 9; 34, 6 at's, FM from On Bundays—lenve every hou, ML until 6 P.M, 8 eave Uliton Bg A: by, and New York for Chiton nak 39 ; m0 re NEWAKK AND NEW YORK, Sacre only 12} Ceats. he favorite steamboat PASSAIC, Captain John Gaffy, will commence her tips for the -agon 02 ‘I ay, 4 rit 31, 1815; and nas folie, actly, sundays ineladed, enti farther note, » LEAVE NEWARK, EAVE NEW YORK. Foot of Ceutrs street. Foot of Barclay street. Tg A.M. . M. The Passa has been leng*hened 55 feet, and is now two hut dred aud twerty feet lous. she has a ew boiler, ad elegantly furnish: aL S$! 59,—Kegul: ion Line indelphic say Bates Rooke lower side of Chesnut street Wharf, every orming, Sundays exeepted, at 7 o'clock, through in 9 hours, Chesxpecks and Delawae Canal, and connect with all uth aed west from Baitim re. ines Un the Delowae, On Cher Bors Bteamee tOKTSMOUTH, Steamer THOS. J¥ FFER- 5 Fy BON, Capt. Phillips. Capt. J. Devoe, And throwh ths Canal, a distance of 13 miles only, are first mate pocket boats. : wy, In tact the accommodation hy this line, both for srerd and comfort, 15 equal to any Sher Ime between the two citixs. Philadelphia, April 17, 1945 fe MORRIS BUCKMAN, ‘ifice No, 30 South 'Wharves. MORNING LINE, AT FOR ALBANY, TROY, Jandinga. rm stexmboat TROY, Cepvin A , York trota the pier at See arela kh A. o'eloe al? lm*m 7 O'CLOCK, and immediate will lewe New street at 7 o’e% Saturday. Ret and Aidany at seven o'clock, day, ead Brida: illleave Froy at a oclost. A mb, Wi voy at si . ML. + ‘A. M.,every Monday, Wedues- Tow persure stermboar rerclocky At Madey Wedtertag and Riday: science we A. day, inerdiy and Frioayv; iy Oehuet, A“ M. Aibany at 7 o’etcek, a M. ‘Luesday, ‘Tiealay Pas: Freight, appl: board the boats, or to F. cr thea fies on the whart 2 PEOPLE'S LINE STEAMBUARS FOR UBAN ¥—Daily, Sundéaysexcepced through oct, x07 o'clock, F. M—Hrom the Pier he- tWee Gout stcents, The cteamboet KNICKERBOCKER, Capt, A. Houghton, ‘ lenve on Moca, Woeemsiay tuk Velley emma et 7 o'clock. 7 warnboat ROCHESTER, Ci ‘in RG. Cratvenden, will fevoun Tuesday, ‘Tharsday’ avd Saarday eveniugs 88 7 OAC s o'clock, P. M—Landing at intermediate places :—from woot haat SOUL AMERICA, Captain M.. Ww iste on gud A Wedueadays Wrnday, and ‘sundsy ons, at 5 o’el a ™ boat CULUMBIA, Captain Wm. H. Peck, will wavs’ oa “Tuesday, ‘Thursday and Saturday afternoons, at 5 o'clock, Vaso taki: the above lines will arrive in Albany in ample time to take the moruing train of Care for the East or West. kreight ken at moderate rates. 5 as All persons. are ioe t/ traacin any of the boats of this Line, without a written order from aAptains: 5 ‘or pansage or freight, apply on board the boats, orto P. C. Bchulior ae tho odioe nthe Vhart, ee atte LIVERPOOL LINE OF PACKETS. leadid, an Satta Meaty eat Turtles 1400 tous, will positively sail as aoove, bet ay. erior ackemmod:tions for cadin, secona cabin, end stooge puetsinarty about embarking by this sn: me vpand splea Packet, . id early application on pond foot of Maiden Lane, or 09 the a Y, 100 street, corner of South. ie favorite and well know in ‘Ship Patrick Heary. J. Delano, spaster, Wil socesed the Hemry Clay, sud oeit oz ths Gth of June, her regular day, alec SOK LIVERPOOL—' New Line—1 ar Packer 21st Mayen an fast saili t SEN‘Oe diet WEST, tet tone bathers Wiz helght ot soamares evige splesitas laces ne coenirtthle ze 2 rooms aud cabin, apply to the Captain om board, weet sere Sou & MINTURNS, #7 Bouth street. rice of Passune, . ‘dhe packet ship Rochester, 890 tons, Captain John Britton, wilt roccond the Quen of the West, and’ sail on her tequila? u BAL‘ Zi, ‘01 ‘Honduras, to sail with The barbue JOAN KR. GARDNEN, James Pederson te ny mage ‘only, having euperior accommedations, apply to » it the Captain om board, Pier 1! Kast ROUT ANDER, 020 Iw¥ th 28 Sonth attest, LONDON PAURBT—Paeret_of the 19th May— The nplendid and fest sailtog prcket ship NOR- TH! Be, LAND, 4 in G: ae aabone fo sanbaak for the id howld not fail a atont to embarl the of conntry shoo! to make early appiiention to. Woh JE PAtSCOTT, avém 78 Sonth treet, cor. Mau'en lane. ii PACKETS FOR NAVRE—Second line—The risyrold, will posi- tively packet ship »T. NICOLAS, John B. Pell, master, wits smal owt rot June. BOYD & HINCKEN, Aneuts, 2 Tovtine Building. FORK LIVE RPOOL—Fiat Feit Bhirme—The did fast sailing he ship YO KSHIRG, Cay mt : fhe 6th May, aud the ments ley, will prritvely sail on TERIDAN Capt. Depeystery will sail ax the Mor rckaas, Maving: woeurpesetd, geen cab For pasaage, havin sm ions, i saarbitge vent te JOHN"HERD HANS m? teh 61 South s-reet. a. FOR NW ORLRANS—Lousiann nd New ork Li ar Preket to a PS meno tid NOLAN, Capt. Stevens, will positively sail as above, her :e- ‘oF modations, apply oa at Orleans wharf, “to w , OF BE. K. COLLINS & Ci ath st. Hiesat ia New. Osleana JAMES” WOODRUSY, who will previptly forward all woods to hia address. mare 7, LONDON LINE (OF PACKETS ~The splendid “et (ptpissting. packet ship NUR’ HUMBER . Gru m2 'thrh having handsome furnished ‘Ui swold, master, will sail ND, on the 19th Moy, cows her regutar Luving superior accommodations for cabin, second cabin and steerage passengers, persons about to embark should mike early application to a ™ JOSECH M’MURRAY, 100 Pine eye cotrer South. VP. S—The feyorite packet ship GLADIATOR, Capt +} imt- er, wil succeed the above, aud jaail on the 20ch May, alae dave. m2 it* rh fs Aa nN Ay Lees feted toe aethen ae of the 26/4 Mav—The elegant, fast a'llng, pss “SHERIDAN, Capt A. Ke Peyater, of 1100 Vel agabovs er roan day, cob Ne or pass ige. having accommodation w i. "aud co! leans wharf foot aud co:nfort, apply on board, at mor md suet K. COLLINS & CO., 56 South st. Price ofthesanee $100. Packet ship Garrick, Capt. B. J, H. Trask, of 1100 tons, will suceced the Gheridan, and vail 6th Jue, her tegular day. bE WAX—I cask and 1 Brat pee ——— = NEW Infidel Meeting at National Hall, Last ~ Sabbath Evening. Some two or three weeks ago, we gave a report of a meeting of this new sect, and we have now to describe a further gathering, which took place on Sauday afternoon, ia the large room at National Hall. There were present some three score, in- cluding four or five females, one of whom appear- ed to take an active part in the management of the effiirs there discuesed. A Dr. Hutt openedihe busiaess, by delivering a lecture on the progress of civilization, in which he contended that the Bible was so full of errors and contradictions, that there would be no credit, even (© an uninspired writer, to have been the author of it; that commentators and reverend writers on it, would not listen to reason in the dis- cussion of its imprebabilities, and could rarely be got to admit its imperfections, with the exception of two divines, viz 1 the late Dr. Channing, and the present Dr. Dewey. The Swedenborgian doc- trine, indeed, declared that it was imperfect; but to admitthat doctrine would be more uphill work than even the present Christian religion. But siuce it is so difficult, when the Bible is criticised and analysed in the same spirit as other bocke, to comprehend and reconcile its differences, how isit we find so many priests to uphold it? The truth was that they were well paid for it; fat .alaries were poured in on them. What makes every doctrine clear ? About two hundred pounds a year. The state of civilization of that tribe calling themselves in the ancient times “ the chosen tribe,” was, evidently, but little advanced, as ap- peared by their backwarduees inthe arts, sciences, and more particularly, in their form of gov:rn- ment. The degrees of civilization to which a _na- tion had arrived, were always indicated by their form of goverament. In the lowest condition,we find politics aud religion joined ; an the 2nd, a priestly or ec- clesiastical gesprament in the 3rd, the politics’ and ecclesiastical divided ; 4:h, a one man power or king ; in the 6th, a mixed government, with the electivefranchise ‘icted, i. fluence of population increased, arts, agri- cuiture snd arms attaia to perfection, great perconal tree- dom, though still the priests retain pow: io England; in the 6th stage, the popular voice discover their rights, @ republican government takes place, and man has now ined the greatest /reedom we of, both personal. ly und politically, enticely at liberty, save interiering with the rights of others, and with no more texation save such as is abolutely necessary for the administration of overnment Such is the goverament of the United jates. In this stage, religion is separated entirely from goverrment. The opiaions of men on this subject are 80 various and extended, that under a republ'can form it would be impostible to mingle a religious reatrictipn. The influence of priests has always b:en greater over women than men—it has been said, that as the apostles were delegated to be fishers ef men, so have their tollow ers degenerated into fishers of women. They generally heir when husbands and brothers are absent, and ’tis atravge men should 90 give up their natural right ia Any nd watch over those they bave sworn 80 to d hat are the morels of the clergy—does not their ter stink in the nostrilsof public opinimn 7 When their actions and thoughts are laid bare, what are they ? Look at them, and note the long list of reverend delin- }, ftom Avery downto the Onderdonks. If there is ahadow of reason for the accusations brought ‘ainst them, what a picture it presents. The Iscaclitos old were in the 9nd stage of civilization; thry were un- der the diceotion of u High Priest, who was consulted on all occasions, and implicitly obeyed, because he prefaced his directions with the words “Thus, saith the Lord.” They were a more barbarous and uncivilited people than is generally suppos d; witaess the laws of Moses chic fly directed towa:ds their personal habits anddress Their consciences were entirely in the keeping of the prietts, whom they wore periect slaves to. {1a man was vetray- ed into vowlog anything to the Lord, he had little chance of rescuing it trom the hacdsof the priests, cven were it'ahuman sicrifis-. Witness the sacrifice of the daughter by Jepthah, and wherefore the extreme anxiety of the prteet jood to exact even up to afellow being’s life, tor he purpose ef striking terror into the people and keeping them in their errors, as isclearly proved by various texts inthe Bible. How great must have been the debasement of human nature to sabmit to there things ‘The D-ctorthen went onto compare the warfare of the Jews, ax related in the Bible, with that of the Africens ef the prosent day, as detailed by Mojor Harris in his work on Africa; and urgued from the similarity of their modes, that their social state must have been equally sunk ia ea as those of the Afcicans of the present day are known to be; ard conclude! by comparing the priest- hoo) of the present day to the necromancy o! the ancients, and hoped that this delusion would pass away es thathad done, and indu'ged in the anticipation of his audience and sect becomii g yet the true and accepted teachers of science, reason acd philosophy. ‘This tecture elicited considerable applause fiom his au- dience, aud at the conclusion of it. Mr. Vale proposed a collection shoul betaken up for the purpose of payicg the expense of th: room. The ladies ie said were almit. ted tree, but the gentlemen were expected to pay 6} each, which having been done, a meeting was orgun to elect delegatesto attend the Convention to be held next bunday, at the Coliseum. After much discussion, and the exhil ling among the members, they faally concurred inthe cleciun of twenty delegates to attend the Grand Convention, where, doub:less, the unit- ed wisdom of these erudie geotry will, by their dei! tions, set ia motion the entire regeneration of this taken world. is Mesmeriom and Infidelity—Lecture of O. S. Fow:er at Clinton Hall—The Origin of Life—Man a Gaivanic Battery. Oa Thursday e last, we attended Mr. O. 8. Fuw- ler’s first lecture jinton Hall, on that mystecious, wonder‘ul, and sublime science, called Meameriem. His aud:ence was small but very selcct, the majority being lalies—(by the way it is curious to see buw ibe fair daughters of Eve stitl jong alier the ma:vellous and for biddon.)+ The learned orator in his peculiarly imprecsive man- ner, so weil adapted to t! of bis subject, commenced by startling and novel ifeas in relation to the Origin cf Lifs. We regurd these views as peculiar, and de:erving the a'tentiun of the piou: avd religious portion of our rvaders, as they willbe seen to ba at war with the doctrines and precepts :nouleated by the wise and learned doctors of the age. The lecturer began by s: ying —We know what life is by observation and experience, but how and why it is hus ever remained an impenetrable secret of nature which the human mind has he: failed in discovering — T operations, works by capable of producing the end designed. So far wet!—but now comes a propo: position whick all must see is plainly infidel. ‘The k turer stating io plain terma his belief that in t] innin; Deity, after having endowed the finely diffused atoma which floated in infini ce with certam proporties and laws, left them to take care of themselves. And thes chaotic particles, by virtue of their attribates alone, pro- duced the present earth. Those attributes or laws were galvenirm and electricity, which are one ani the same thing @s magnetien—which |s the origin of | of ani- mal und vegetable life ginhing st the lowest and most imetive type, end ding upto man. I do notbe- i jad Mt. Fowler) tuat Deity specially superintends the opecations of natare: bat magnetism supports the earth in its journey, upho! e solar system, and gives warath aod nourishment to all beings. ‘it isthe cause of light ond heat, and it is an atceriained fact that galvanism (which is only another name for magnetism) will cense vegetables to grow and flourish—it will therefore make anmals grow, between whom and vegetables a wonder- fol ey exists. The leaves of vegetables correspond- ing with the lungs df animals—we aio flud that vegeta: dics have the samo circtlatory apperatus as animals— the same respiratory organs—the same in piiaciple, end both need food and nourishment; what is trne of tha lower order of animals is aleo true of man. Every hman being is but a galvanic be ei his two internaland externel sur- faces of mucous membrano and the epidermis correspond- ing to the two suriaces of ainc and copper in ths battery. Both are affected by the state of the atmosphere—n vigo- rous condition of w sends t-e mechine on with plen- and vice versa. Mr Towler now offered to apply wanic battery to any one of the endience. A gen: tleman stepped forward, and took hoid of the ires. Dses it burt you now, sir? 0. ™ sit now (giving the metramont increare? power). 0 Now? Yes—yes, oh! yes I shontd think it did, screamed the pa- tient. Mr. Fowler now tried another experiment with the horse shoe magnet, but failing to produce desired et: fect, confessed he bad not thoroughly examined his eub- Ject, but felt (to use his own term) somewhat flustered. ‘He would proceed, however, to humai wished to state his firm belief in clair opinion that tribution of tifls manner. A I wish to state a fact, eaid Mr. Fowler, gleaned from ex- perieno . If you wish to st you have only lay your finger on tho or; imentiveness, and mn of al press hard against it. You may by this mews allay the most gnawing appetite. [Wo would respect ully recom: mens this method to all anfortunate ht LA devils, who have not the whecewithal to purchase .] Final. ly, I would reo Sg ‘onto sub cribe to the Phreno- hich Tintend contiowing this surject e Origin of life; and,on next Thursdsy lecture on maior Gn again. ‘isfled with the lecture; ard we anticipate some rich and astounding revelations in the cours which is to be given. A post mortem examination has been made on the body of Mra,Tobias,who diea mysteriously at Dayton, Ohio, somo time ago. ‘The physiouns were of the opin: fon that her death had been occasioned by poteen, There (sed Loge Wood, her Lig - had 7 et the leadly drug, bat subsequent investigations have tended to clear him of so foul a suspicion. A fountain is to be crected |» Va., in the course of the in Capital Square, present summer. National Academy of Design. No. 172. Jacob Barker, Esq, by H Inman.—A great head; delighttully fleshy. Ic is materially in- jured by the pictures surrounding it; and had the hanging committee been determined upon killing it, they cou'd not have mauaged the affair more ekilfully. We do not insinuate that it is inten- tional; but they deserve censure for subjecting the be head of an absent artist to such @ severe or- eal. No. 173. Portrait of a Gentleman, by A. H Wenzler.—This portrait, and the one numbered 180, are the works of a powerful artist—there is a strength and solidity about them that is quite re- freshiag. They remind us of Daguerreotypes, 60 true are they, No, 175. Landscape Composition, by A B.Du- rand.—As a whole, this composition 13 inferior to No. 171; yet there are points in it equal to nature herselt, and that is saying all that language is ca- pable of; but the shadow on the right of the pic- ture, the distant land, and the darker parts of the sky are not equal to the balance of the picture. ‘There is not ia this the peculiar unity,so charming in most ot this artist’s productions No 176. Cupi Begging for his Arrows, by H. P. Gray.—Sweetly colored, and drawa with moch beauty; yet it bears the stamp of antiquity that Mr. G_puts upon all of his productions No. 177 Landscape— October, by J. R Bleeker. —Very good. No. 178, The Mil/—Sunsct, by T. Cole —Were Durand’s sunshine not dazziing our memory, we would suppose this almost perfection. aise 182. Portrait of a Lady, by J. Herring. — igh! No. 183. Landscape—Road Scene, by J. L_ Wil- liams —Centre clump of trees prettily touched — c+loring sombre and unpleasant No. 184 Portrait of a Lady, by C C. Ingham. —Hand and arm delighttully painted. No. 185. Landscape, by J. Talbot.—H—1 broke loose, No. 186 Twilight—View in Sullivan County, by J uf Cropsey —Rich in tone—gocd foliage—sky crude. .No 189.' The Novel Reader, hy E. White.—De- sear unpoetical. With such u beautiful model, Mr. W., you should have done better. No. 190 Study from Life, by C, L. Elli Strong ard vigorous; eyes slightly Sat of drawing. No. 191. Portrait ofa Boy, by J. G. Chapman.— Beautiful and hard. No. 195. Dance of the Hrymakers, by W. L. Mownt.—Perfect in character. Like ail of M M.'s familiar scenes, the expression and details leave nothing to be wished for. No. 199 Thomas Hicks, by Thomas Hicks.— Very creditable head—somewnat constrained. No. 200. Portratt of a Lady, by C. L. Elliott — This is not equal to Mr_E ’s male heads. No. 203. Group of Children, by G. Linden — Ve badly arranged—tit, tat, toe. 0. 205. Green Pond, Morris County, by J. Tal- bot —Another sunset. This, however, 18 quite unique, and unlike all other sunsets that we have ever seen, either in nature or on canvass. _ No. 206 Skirmish of Horse—(Lieut. Col. Wash- ington in the midst of the British dragoons, at the battle ot the Cowpens) —by W. Ranney —The art- ist has just failed making an admirable picture— with almost every other requisite, it lacks, for this kind of subject so very important, action, The horses and figures seem galvanized into their posi- tions, and there is no apparent evidence that they ever intend altering them. We sincerely regret that Mr. R_ has not been more cautious. A battle scene requires all the excitement of the most vio- leut action, and one step further would have pro- duced the desired effect. The coloticg and group- ing command our admiretion. 0. 211. ** Rachel Envied her Sister,” by J. G Chapman —Drapery of Rachel charmingly paint- eds and the entire arrangement of the subject agree- le. al No. 213 Head of a Greyhound, by W. J. Bolton. eosin Ps iy At No 214. Popping the Question, W. T. Van Zandt.—Looks more {ike a prisoner sentenced to death begging for a reprieve. Popping the ques- ton is, parietal a serious aflair, particularly if there ig any probability of being accepted, but we hardly think the matter requires su2h a dolorous cast of countenance as the love maddened indivi- dual indulges in. We have seen persons actually getting married without displaying such a vast amoant of uneasy wretcheduess. The miserable expression of the gentleman is the characteristic ot the picture—for there is not one happy touch in the whole affair. : No. 215. Pass of Mount St. Gothard, by H. C Selons.—A clever picture. Can’t account tor the mass of intense blue ia the valley—rocks are not of that color, and it is too solid to be vapor. it of °76, by 7’. H. Matteson.— Figures well grouped. The old man examining the market is remarkably natural. _ No. 220. Horace Kneeland, Sculptor, by C.L El- lioit —Strong 1a chaiacter, end pated witha bold 223 The Bride, by A B. Duvand.—Land- Scape is Mr, D."s torte. No 224. Cloudy Twilight, by C. P. Cranch.— We wisn it had b-en ment—inky derk. No_ 227. The New Scholar, by F. WW. Edmonds. —This pictzre comes home to ine memory of al- moat every “ country gentleman” who was sent to school. It strikes loudly upon the knocker of our memory, and we admut it at once, for it recails much pleasure, althougn in the retrospect some pe is evolved, to sneak transcendentally. The igure of the ‘* master,” wita his sceptre cautiously put out of sight, 19 admirable—indeed the whole thing is aa ‘o'er true tale.” _ No 282. Penitents, by D. Huntington —We look in vain ter the Hauguvgion we formerly admired, in the present exhibited works of this ouce promis- ing artist. He has degenerated into a style neither agreeable or truthful. There is a stegnant green- nesa over all his works that we cannot feel the ne- cessity for, aud cannot admire. Yet is there much beauty lefi—the lemale figure and the child are finely modeled. No. 233 View on Esopus Creek, by 8. F. Crop sey.—A delicate lictie piciure. 'Pheatricals, &c. Mr. Colton is administering laughing gas to sun- dry residents of Boston. The Hutchinsons have been highly successful in their last trip to Boston. They ring once more, in Lynn, and then “ for home.” The Misses Bramson have been well received in Norfolk. Messrs. Henry and Keevil are displaying their Lactghifenr ind lecturing on attronomy with great suc- cess in Bu Mons. Adrent, the celebrated magician, is draw- ing crowded houses in Baltimore. The Orphean Family gave their farewell concert in Savannah on Monday lest. Mr. Fry, the author of the Libretta of Norma, is cooking up anew opera fur thet: coupe. Miss Emma Ince is rehearsing a new melo-dra- matic piece, in the Celeste style. The main character in the piece iso celebrated Polish heroi ‘The equestrian pertion of Gen. Welch’s com- pany @ave a performance at Manaynok on Monday night, and one at Norristown on Twesday night. The Harmoneon Family, are at present giving concerts in the rnral districts of Nown Seotin Tuy ex- pest to return to the United States ria $*, Johns. Kdwards, formerly a boffo singer in Philadelphia, is at Galveston, Texas—2o ix Charles Wobh—netting considerable prof: The benefit of Mle Borghese at New Orleans, on the 991 ult, war sttended by n most fashtonableond nnmerows audieros. Tho following evening was devoted to the henef: of Signora Ricci. On Friday morning Messre. Ogden & Weeks’ splendid and extencive caravan of wild animals, entered Philadelphia and paraded through a number of the princi- pal streets, with a fine band of music ina beautifully deco- rated car, drawn by four full grown elephaate, floally pitchiog their querters in a eapacious pivillion on Broad street between Chesnut and Walnut street. Mr. Shires had a bumper benefit on the 28th ult. in Cincinnati. A few days following, he proceeded to Pittsburgh to Milan engagement in that city. A transposing piano, which enables the player © transpose a composition from whole notes, is mentioned as arecent French invention. Pestitence Tux Penatty of War.—The British forces sent to the Last Indies for purposes of conquest ore followed by trightful pestilence. One of the advices from Scind :—" The grav “ Hor Maj Ly they are on their way tothe sea coast for the recovery of tteirhealtn. Every men is either now sick or has re- cently bsen inthe hospital, There have died since the iat of September, 402 mea, 35 women, and 12) children—or 650 in ail, belongiag to the regiment. The deaths con' nite at the tate of irom four to eight Re dium, and the corps, unless removed, threatens speedily to become ex- tines.” From tHe Sanine River.—The brig Apalachi- cola, Capt. Smith, arrived at New Orleans on the 22d ult. in six days from the Sabine, reports that every person on the river was in favor of annexation. No news. Earl Ferrars of England, was lately sned by an amiable,and respectable lady, for » breach of marriage promise. YORK, SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 3, I Boston: {Correspon ‘lence of the Herald.) Boston, May Ist, 1845. May Day in Boston—All Out of Season—A May Day Clam Serape—Steamer Caledonia Sailed— The Texas Runaway—A Wooden Nutmeg Sec- retary—Spirit of the Gallant Texians—Rise in Western Railroad Stocks —Corporation Squabbles Settled—“ Morton, or Smiles and Tears” of Office Holders— Meetings to Stand by the Government —Influence of the Herald—Ex-Chancellor Bibb, and his Worms, §c. §c. This is a day deur to lovers and other sentimen- tal fish, and one of especial row aad rampus in your goodly city. The Yankees, instead of adopt- ing the New York fashion of moving on May day, move just when they please, summer or winter; and to my notion that is much the best way. There is, however, a good deal of this upon May day here, especially in the morning, when the fair sex and their admirers troop off into the country, on horseback, on foot, or in vehicles, in pursuit of flowers. Ugh! Flowers such a dey as this! One might as well look for them in the midst of a Si- berian winter. Here and there, you may see an apicot treein bloom upon the Ist of May, but the flowers are not so green as to show their heads yetawhile. They have too much respect fora certain personage called John Frost, E:q 1 was silly enough once to get up early of a May morn- ing and go out for flowers, with one or two good fellows, and what do you think we brought home, Mr. Editor?) Why a bag of clams! Yes, clams, regular Ug hema ye gods. Not finding any green eprigs upon Dorchester heights, and -ecing the beach below temptingly exposed by the low state of the tide, we juat took some wolnied sticks and dug up a mees of clams, which we brought home end had made into a most glorious clam aon So much for my exploits at Maying. he steafner Culedonia sailed this day at two o’clock for Halifax and England, with a full list of passengers. Among them was that Texas run- away Secretary ef State, Ashbel Smith, Feq., who went off incog. 1am teld that he is a regu: lar Connecticut wooden-nutmeg Yankee. He has reversed tke ugual initial designation given to ab sconding rogues. Instead of G T.T. (gone to Texas,) he must be reported G F. T , (gone from Texas,) and as [ learn, the people of Texas are pro. pol ak ayia of his destination and of his pur- poses. When he gets back from England he may find that he isa private citizen, and the government which appointed him tumbled into the kennel. The people of Texas are not the sort of folks to stand much nonsexse from their rulers, and if the latter try to trade them off to John Bull,a revolution and depvaition wili be short and easy work with the worshippers of a lone star. Western railroad stock went up one per cent yesterday, viz, to 102. Thisis said to be in con- sequence of the settlement upon amicable terms of a differenee between the Western company and the Worcester railroad company, as to the compensa- tion to be allowed by the former to the latter for Wenig their freight and passengers between Bos- ton and Worcester. The Wesiera road only ex- tends from Albany to Worcester, and cf course has to come under the grasping dominion of the Boston and Worcester railroad, in getting its freight and fares brought to Boston. This state of affairs las given rige to a good deal of heart-burn- ing, and at the last session of the Legislature, the matter was so regulated that the arrangement now effected is the result thereot. But that extra dollar in the price of shares will soon be whittled up, and nine more besides, if that road from New York to Albany is ever built. The National Theatre is just now running a local dra- ma,written by Wm. B. English, Esq , of this city, the title if which, to say the least, 1s most upportun this time. * Morton, or Smiles and Tears.” The play is a wiehy r, of no great point, but the title makes some atk ; 'so pat to the aivent of Morton to the Cus tom House; the smiles he will make by hia sppointment and ths teais he will cause by his removals. The Gover- nor goes iato office “calm as a summer’s morning” and dike an astute headsman poises his axe in air, surveys bis work, and disposes himself to do i: decently’ and effectu- ally. The blows, | think, will not fall very fast or thick, but will be most <ffectual when they do come. Oh, the smiles and tears thut they will callfurth ! You say that there is to be a public meeting in New York, irrespective of parties,to consider the subject of our foreign relations. This is a good and a patriotic movement, and if the right sort of folks take hold cf it— not your small bacr politicians or your canting fanatic, but good substantia! men of common sense, who know what the honor en ithe interests of the country demand at this crisis, the consequences thereof must be very use- ful in strengthening the hands of our government, and showing to foreign intermeddlers that young America is one and indivisible, up and doing, and bound to go through by day light. A similar meeting is under contempiation in Boston, acd you will probably ere long hear Lunker Hill thuodering away,and the scunds reverberating from the walis of old Fanouil Hall. #11 party distinctions should beforgotton, and men should stand together shou!- der to shoulder when the honor of our country is con- cerned. I hope to God they wili do so, but if they do, it is not the psrty press that will make the independent journals like the Herald must do the business, and so far they have done much towards it. I see that the Perera are making somo sport of that dapper little man, Ex-Seccetary Bidb, who, haviog re- signed the seals of the Treasury, is still fishing at Wash- ington. Bibb baits with ergle worme, they say, and fishes for minnows, which of course is something ot a change fiom his former pursuits, when he baited with offices and fished for Tyler men. He will, however, do the country full as much gocd In his present pursuit as in his former ; but if the fishes in the Potomac are of Christian prniciples it is fortunate for them that they are deaf, for the little man in black swears like a trooper. Some aay stories are told about the manner in which he received visitors upen business when he was Secre- tary of the Treasury, every other word being interlarded la Sandwich, with a poetical expression much more energetic than reverend. But he is a good soul, and an honest one who wears his heart upon his sleeve—and 1 wish no harm may come to him in his adventurous pisca- tory pursuits upon the Central bridge. Yours, as ever, Gey Faux. Errscts or Taz Storm oF Frinay Last —The storm which er Balumore on Friday: even- ing, appears to ha ed @ long rangeof the Atlantic coast. Itcommenced at Alexandria about half past five o'clock, Washington 4 little before six o’clock, and Bos ton between nine and ten o'clock, and here between ter and eleven. Mra. Forney, wife of Jacob Forney, (farmer,) residing on the Westminster road, 1} miles from Hanover, Pa., was killed by lightning during the storm of that evening. A little girl, sitting by ber side, escaped unhurt. At Abingdon, Md., the storm was unprecedented. Such lightning and thunder, which continued nearly all night, had never before been experienced. The heil thet fell wos as large as pullets, reahing soveral hundred panes of glass in the acodemy and different private Tesidences. Afiash of lightning passed down a smell hickory tree stonding very near tLe piszza in front of the residence of Green fon, Esq., of Westville, Miss., and when nearly upon a parallel of height with the roof of the house, glenced off in several directions, striking and badly stun. ning some cight or ten persons, whe were in the piaz- za near the base of the tree, three of whom were instantly killed. Horniers.—A Lyons paper gives the following facts :—Ove day during last Pebrnury, two men anitwo women, one of whom cetried a newly born infant, leit the roof Genestour, in the afternoon, for the church of St. Heron, forthe purpose «f boptiting the infent. The road vas covered with snowy, and tho north wind dritted it into ridges, end none bt a faith as ardent asthat which animated these four traveilern cot in such westher have given the conroge neneseary to atstain them in their After the ceremony of baptism, and i Deen taken at an enberge, the two women carrying the child, set ont on their return, leaving the tro mon to follow immediately, when they had finish- od drinking their wine. Tua few minntes the men left the auberge end hastene? to overtake the women. After wolking some ‘istnnce and not seelr ¢ t! they became much alormed ond hastened their steps, The truth scon burat w them. Ian da:k valley, overlooked by a wood, they found the snow stained with lt pools of biood, ond clothing and human bones ecattered about.— They were the remains of the two women and the infant, who had beon devoured by a troop of famished wolves. Mormons. —We learn trom the Jowa Standard that the Mormon settlemeni in lowa county, west of lowa City, is in arme,and divided into two parties. threatening each other with destruction. The Shorift has levied ee tO BO Up and rectify the matter, if pos sible. The difficulty is said to have originated in the personel appropriation of the money and effects of the eee? made by the leader, who has chosen and armed a body-guard for his defence. The people of Nauvoo are committing outrages on per- sons who visit thet place, and who have afforded the citi- zens no excuse whatever for their ou! cous conduct. Tus Crora.—The Paris (Monroe Co.) Mercury of Jast Saturday, says: Never have we even s0 gloomy a prospect for an abundant crop. There has not been rain enough to jay the dust for months. , which has been put into the ground, cannot vegetate, unless it should rain. Wheat is dry ‘to ite roots. We bear complaints ret © plants be pe acrop, and fears ure entertained on that subject. We would ad- vise farmers to sow tobacco seed agrin, although in the season, If tobacco seed be soaked in new miik for afew , and then sown, they will come up in a short time, and grow with astonishing rapidity.” Five feet water in the channel, at Pittsburg, on the 29th ult. Se 845. Varieties, On Sa‘urday last there was brought down on the 4 The Caledoma left Boston for Liverpool on Thursday, et two o'clock P.M; she carried out about 30,000 Jeters, wich the usual quantity of newspapers, and a very large mail from Canadu, made up in ten iron chests ond fifteen bags. Her passenger list numbers apout 68 from that port. It is stated that Dr. McLaughlin, an American citizen, has commenced a canal around the dangerous falls in the Columbia river, at Willamette. Its length will be sbeut haifa mile, part of the wsy through a solid bed of primitive rock, aud the tall in the entire distance willbe ubour thirty-five feet. It is contemplated to finish itintwo years, at acost of thirty thousand dollars. Dr. McLaughlin has a charter {rom the Oregon Legislature for twenty years. ‘The total amount of beet root sugar manufac- tured in Great Britain snd Irelan. in 1844 was 5597} cwt., an increa eof 1753} cwt., compared with 1943 Of this, 3420cwt were manufactured at Stratford, in Essex; the remainder at Liverpool, and Portaferry, Downsbii We learn from Columbus, Mississippi, that on Monday evening, the 19th ult., Mr. Toland, of that county was murdered near that town. He was in town end had received money for the cotton he had sold, and was no doubt murdered to obtain it. Suspicions rest upon certain individuals. Toe Harrisburg Union says that the Susque- hanna is now in fing raiting order, and the up country lumdermen are availing themselves of the present flova, to 10m down their produce to merket The grand pageant contemplated to mark the re opening of the We'land Canal, is semi-officially nounced as having beeu postponed to the middle of May. The St. Landry Whig estimates the number of hogsheads of sugur reised iu that parish the past season, at fourteen hundred—an increase over tne previous year of upwards of seven hundred hogsheads. The Piqua Register says that the water is to be let into the Miami Extension Canal, no:th of St. Marys, about the 15'h of this month, and boats are expected to pass through from Cincinnati to soledo by the first ot June. Th ue Transcript says that emigration to that place has veen go great this spring, that there is not acellar or garret in the town to be rented. A large number of the «migrants are from Germany. : A person who has been travelling in the Western States says, there is not a lady west of the Alleghanics over the age of fifteen, whe 13 not either married or “ spu- ken for.” A new penny paper entitled the Cent, and Sa turday Punch, has been issued in Philadelphia. It is but on indifferent éffair. The Northampton Gazette states that from No. vember 28th, 1344,to April 16th, 1845, snow fell m thi tbwn tothe depth of five feet and five inches ona | three feet less than fell last year, and four feet less the year before. The Madison Express, Wisconsin, states that ap extensive body of copper ore has lately been discovered at ihe Baraboo, Saux couuty, the ore yielding 72 per cent The miners are flocking there. The General Convention of the Presbyterian Ciurch of the United States, will hold its annual session in Cincinnati en the 15h May. A lead mine of great extent and value_has been discovered ia Herden eounty, illinois, on the Ohio, about ninety miles above its mouth. The Democratic Association cf Washington City, of which Rives of the Globe is President, prepared, print- ed and distributed three millions and a half of pohtical tracts and pamphlets during the recent campaign. Upwards of forty new lead mines have been opened in the mininy segions upon the Upper Mississippi, during the last winter. The mincral lands of lowa and Wisconsin ¢re supposed to be more productive of this metal than the whole cf Europe, with the exception of Great Britsin. Ferdinand Kennett, Eeq , has been fiaed $25 at St. Louis, for striking tbe Rev. John M. Linn, of the Me- thodist Episcopal Church. 'Toere is a colored woman, of Iadian extraction, now living in Norfolk, Va., who is said to be 122 years of age. She is yet strong and active. The St Lovis Era says one pork packing este- blishment in that city will clear $30,000, at present prices for its stock, and oue mercantile house over $19,000. This is what is called going the whole hog. A vessel recently arrived at Havana from Ja maica, with oranges, which sold at a gocd profit. A cargo uf lemoca from Sicily had also been received. ‘The master of an American ship, recently from London, wr.ting from Mataczas, stutes that he bad taken a cargo of box sugar at the rates current in London at the time of his leaving, he could have sold them in Matanzas so as to have realized £0 per ton freight. The marble quarry of Philip Reitz1, Esq., about nive miles frou: the city of Loncaster, Pa, oper ed ebout a year ngo, produces fine white marbic, and ix improving greatly v# the excavation. ases. It is gue -ceptible of a very bigh polish, and is be peculiar ii rain er frust. Mr. Reitzel has erected a steam ancaster, at his marble yard, and ia sawing it els, tomb stones, sills, end platform: On the 6.h of May the sun will rise partially eclipsed, and on the Sih Mercury will exercise himself by atraxsit across the dire of Old Sol Gov. John Adams, of Hawaii, the well known chief, jast ot the old regim~, died at Kallug 9th December. He wos emphatically 8 great maz, weig! ju his vast- est estate, near 400 ibs. It is contradicted that Gen. Hunt, of Jefferson county, has been willed by a Mr. Kyle. The sum of £4,000, was voted by the Nova Sco- tia Legizioture, for the sufferers by the recent Bor badoes fire. eventeen thoueand dollars are to be expended thie seaton in improving the harbor of Chicago. The Montpelier Watchman estimates the value of the sugar crop of Vermont, the present year, at 1,000,000 ibs. There was a considerable fracas at Madison, Ia , on Fri day se’night, on account of the wholitionsts attempting to resene a Legro, charged with hiinopping slaves in Ken. tucky, from the custody of an eflicer having bim in charge The tanatics failed in their attempt. A small rifle bail is now in our possession, ‘8 the editor of the Recine dvocate, which was fired into the house of H.N. Chapman, Esq., of that village, on Monday morning last. In perforating the window glass, the bali mada a hole scarcely larger than itself, and parsed be tween the heads ot Mrs. Caapman and that of the child on her lop, lodging in the opposite side of the room! Itis su ed the bail was fired at ducks from a ehot-gun, on posite side of the river. At Wheeling, on Tuesday, there were four feet of water in the channel—riving. Tho Frederick Examiner say! ‘We have never seen the crops so fo: word at this season of the yecr as they are atpresen*. The whest is fine and heavy; cna the R ready inthe head. ‘The prospect could not te more vorabie. Two beautiful Arabian horses were brought into Salem, on Tuesday, in a berque trom Zauzibar. The Columbia Spy says vast quantities of iron ore are new brought into Columbia, { om the inexhausti ble beds about about three miles from that place. There are now upwards of thirty wagons employed in this busi which haul sbout 300 tons daily. Steamers now carry passengers from Wheeling to Louisville for fom $3 to $5, board and lodging includ: ed. From St. Lovis or Louisville to New Orteans for $10, board and lodging included. The distance from Louisville to New Oricens, 500 miles. From St. Louis to New Orlenns, 1200 The Southern papers complain of the drought, which has prevailed in that section of the country for the past six or eight weeks, snd which has so much fofure:! the crops. In addition tothe drovght there hare been severe Trost The Rev. Joseph Proctor, for thirty-six years a rencher of the gospel in Kentnclry, died in December ast, and was buried with military honors! IT het beet noted Indian fighter in enrly times. es Bearties or Guano miacine —Tathe U. 8. Dis- trict Court, recently, James Smith and 15 other seamen vs. the ship Broo —This wasa libeltor extra wages, and damages fer heving been taken on 9 Mich i to which the libeliants had not sgreed. They shipped in the Brookling, of Salem, * bennd from the port of Boston to a port or porta eastward ofthe Cepe of Good Hope, or to any other ports or places to which the master may see fit to proceed to fer the purpese of procuring a carge, and back to tie United States.” So said the shipping articles which thecraw signed. ‘The first intimation which they received of their real destination,they got at sea, by over- hearing a parley between their captain and the captain ofanother ship, boundto Ichaboo for guano. After the Brookline came to anchor in the reads of Ichaboe, Capt. Allynealled upon the crew to help lond the Euclid, an English ship. At first they refused, but after all sorts of thre ad been uttered in vain,thecaptain agreed to pey each three.ponce sterling a ton tor loading the Euclid, and the men went to work. They aiterwards filled up the Brookline, and the ship returned to Boston with her cargo, but the ownors refusedto pay the extra ion prom:sed by the captain ;—first, because be thorised to mi y such speci inst the policy ‘was made wedi From the testimony it appearod that the businers of procuring guano is peculiarly perilous. The isiond js surrounded with breakers,the wind is generally bigh, and men are drowned every day. A great many are also killed by the caving in of the sides ofthe pits, which are cherous as quicksand fthe crews from feur to ery vescel are alwa bled by sickness, either bycatching cold from the heavy dows in the tents ashore, orfrom the odor emitted from tho cargo on board. ing the cargo, a quarter of an hour is as Jon can work at atime. While working in the hold, can hardly catch breath. For the ret pondents, how: the mate of the Brookline testified that there was noth tnplearant in the odor of guano, and that he usual carried a small piece of it around in his vest pocket, cance he liked thesmell. De gus. non —Boaton Post. s y Personal Movements. Dr. S. foglehert has received the appointment of ling Railway 858 cers, carrying 3465 tons of coal. | Collector of Customs at Cleveland, in place of Wm. Mil- is the largest smount ever brought down in one | ford, Es removed. Mr. Gtiddon is lecturing at Petersburg, Va., with great success The Chief the Cherokee Nation, John Ross, ac- companied by his ledy and the delegation from the Che- rokee Nation, arrived in Philadelphia on Feidsy. They are en route to Washington. S:q., with forty miners, for the Copper Harbor Mining Company, yassed up ‘yesterdoy for Lake Superior, on board the steamboat Illinols.—De- troit Advertiser of Wednesday. Ex Governor Morehead bas been nominated by the whigs for Congress in his district in Nerth Carolina. ‘Che Cinciowati papers state that Mise Eliza A. Dupuy, of Augusta, Ky., hes a new novel in the press, which it is expected, will sppear during the present month, The Hon. Jonathan Philips, of Boston, a de- scendant of one of the carly clergymen of Rowley, has presented to the First Congregational Society in that piace, e fice bell, weigiing 1600 pounds, and costing about 400 collars. Marcus Morton entered on his duties in Boston on Thursday, as Collector of the port. Wm. B. Snowhook hasbeen appointed Collector of the port of Chicago. William B. Bulloch, Esq., recently appointed by the Psesident Collector of the Customs at Savannah, Cie uprn the discharge of his otticial dutieson Satur- y last, it is said that Professor Morse has been electro- mMagoetised by a beautiiul daughter of the Commissioner of Patents, and that a telegraphic communication has becn established between the parties, which ie likely to result in a co partnership. Rev. John F. McLaren has been installed pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Hogerstown, Md. Letters from Mr. D*Abigne, dated ia March, at Geneva, stete that he was about to visit England to su- postaten the publication of the fourth volume of his istory. He has been very unwell and all the letters received from him of late have been dictated to his wife. We have it upon good authority that Sir George Simpson, a passenger in the Caledonia for Boston, goes out as Governor of the Oregon Territory—if so. the question oi right and possession will be brought to a speedy issue.—Halifox Herald Movements of Travel ‘There wot yesterday,a still farther accession of tra- vellers and visiters to thecity, cf whom we enumerate the following. At the Amesican.—W P preety iepa Ait Messrs Thomp- son and Rives, Phila; W Appleton, Boston; James crys New Haven; Robt E Livingston, Clermont; N worth, Ohio; and ten others. Astox.—John Quincy Adams, Qt return home from Washington ; Ex- Rhode Islond ; Hamilton lard, Boston ; J. T. Forbes, Troy ; Charles C. Guyer, Philadelphia ; A.P. Grant, Oswego; George W. Weed, Albany; T. B. Campbell, Nova Scotia ; Mesere. Glover, Marsh, Lincoln, and Whitney, Boston ; P. Outcate, Cin- cinnsti ; Robert Berrie, Hamilion, Canada Weat ; P: Shel- ton, Boston ; H. Ames, Connecticut, and twenty others. Ciry.—John. Young, Philadelphia; Lathorp, North- ampton ; Asa Pcok, Pennsylvania ; Commodore Perry, 0 8, N.; Alired Dey, Bosion ; Messrs. Nottinghsm and Hol Virginia; Thomas ‘Meggett, New Orleans; W- jams, Richmond, Va.; W. Neil, Columbus, Ohio ; A. Mair, Montreal, and six others. 'T. Baker, Watertown ; W. Sawyer, Messen Parker, New Haven ; ED. Hovey, Crawfordville ; Chas. Fisher, Boston ; Dodge and Lemont, Vermont ; W. Scott, New Orleans; Tweedy and Lloyd,Danberry, Mai i8 0; H Hoyle, Lacon; Mr. Burc! Ww. . M. Peck, Genesse ; Mr. Fairbanks, R. Ridder, Washington; N 8. Raddeaux, Francis Col- Boston ; Baldwin, Pennsylvania ; H. McCole, Bor ton ; J. Dier, Imbrechtoto, Porto Rico ; D. Rhodes, Ohio ; and four ethers Gronr.—§. Maillord, late Secretary of Joreph Bona- parte and Executive of his will, &c., Philadeiphia; W. Jameisoz, Mexico, and three others. Howanp -8. tmon, Philadelphia; Robert Love, Montreal; J. Curtis, Canada; W. D. Maitland, Torento; ol. J. H. Ruggles, Vermont; Gen, Hume, Columbus,Ohio; . W. Gideon, Ulivois; W. G. Howsrd, Michigan; G. Peek, Glon’s Falls; Jemes A. Beard, Florida; Hon. Jot Andrews, Westchester co; Gen. Paddington, Maine; H. H, Vaa Dyck, Albany; John Kenshaw, Ohio, and 20 others. Wavtaty—i. M, Eaton, Pailad; F Tyler, Harttords Hl Rutherroa, Prov; J. McCrea, Boston; C- R. Banks, do; D. . Galasher, Troy; John Cooper, Albany; J. Jacob, Phi- detphia, and 20 others. cy, Mass., on his jovernor Gibbs, of aster, Baltimore ; Enoch Bal- Common Pieas Before Judge Ulehveffer. Mav 2.—President, Directors and Co. of Merchants’ Eachange Bank vs. Henry Wilkes. —This was an octionon @ promissory noie drawn by defendant for 21500, four months after date, payabie to the order of John Lafarge, and discouated by plajntitts st Merchants’ Exchange Bank. Thesignature of the moker was admitted, and pluintiffe proved, by Wm A. Johnson, Lafe d ment. The defence assumed, 1st, That the note hai been peid at the Dank by Lafarge; and, consequently, the plaintiffs had no interest in it. 23, That defendant had given to Laiarge, who really owned the note, a bond and mortgoge on twenty-fiv of ground inMaphatteaville, to indemnify Leferge agoinct his liability os endorser, which he stili holds, ond that this being, in contemple- tion of law, a suit between evdorser end maker, the latter hes @ right'to set up the bond and mortgage as defence to action. Plaintiffs’ counsel objected, Ist, That the giving ofthe bond aud mortgage did not amount to payment of the note, and were special matter, and conid_uot be given tn evidence under the general issue. 2!, That it went to show only a partial discharge of cause of action, and could not Le given in evidence for want of notice. Od- jection overruled, and testimony almitted, subject to exception. The defence proved that Lafarge was en: on another note, drawn by defendant, which had been protested; that shortly before this note fell due, Lafarge left $1500 atthe Bank, to protect his credit, in case tl note in question should be protested, and directed the Bank to sue the note, if it was not paid by the meker.— The $1500 woe not leit to pay the note, but to protect the Bank sgainst the non-payment ofthe note, and to suatemn Lafarge’s crelit—it was leit two or three days before the note iell due, and hes since been applied in discharge liab ies to the Bank. ‘he Bank hi tero:t im the note. Defendant’s cou: offered to read the bord and moztgage, aferementioned. Plaintiffs’ counsel objecte!, Ist, No notice that it would be offvred In evidence on trial was given with defendant's plea. 24, Thet it war a mere ity for payment, aud not a payment; snd, thereiore, bar to this sctio ad, That the note was not sufficiently identined by mortgage, and that parol evidence could uot be introdu ced tu supply a defect in an ogreement in writing under seal. His Honor permitted it to be read, subject to excep- tion, and to his cha:ge to the Jury on the law relative thereto. The Court charged that nnder the Revised Stautes, and the evidence, this must be con- sidered as an action between the en- dorser, for whose benefit the suit w: ought, and Henry Wilkes, the maker, and that defendant had a right to show anything by way of defence to this ection, akhough bronght inthe name of the bank, which he could fave shown had it been brought in the name of Le- farge. That the only question for the jury to determine, ‘was whether the mortgege amounted to a payment ofthe note to Laiarge, or was given to him mere! ?, ‘as collat or other security for the payment ; that if given as a mere it did not destroy a right of action on the note, although it had been taken up he the encerser as stated, subicct, however, to the right of defendant to set up any defence against the bank by way of sct-off or otherwise, which he could have made agains: Lafarge the endorser, if the suit had been brought in his name. Verdict for plaintiff $1,528 17 damages— 6 cents costs. John M. Mar tin Ksq. for plasntifs ; H. W. Warner ond E. Wilkes for defendant. James Dusenbury et al vs Thomas i. Servose —This was an action of assumsit to recover a bill for coal furnished to the defendant by pluintiff between the years 1640 and 1842, Plea non assumsit. Verdict for plaintiff $178 93. George Rackham for plaintiff; R. F. Winslow, for de fendant. U.S Cirentt Court. Fefore Judge Nelson. + 2—Cras.Vare. waa bromght to trial on an indictment him with mniny, &c. on beard the ship Nut- chez, Captain Watermon, while one voyege from this port to Yalpnraise, Canton, and intermediate perts It ap- pears from the evidence of Copt. Waterman, who was calle? by the prosecution, that the Natcher. sailed from New York on ssid yoyare in June, 184%, and returped in April, 1844. Vail served ns seamen through the voyage. When about one month ont, the captain directed the mate to bring Vail, who war forwerd, nit, in order to punish him for inselence anu disobedience. Veil retused to come, but sfier some trouble, was brought eit, when he receiv 99 lashes with a cat of threo tails. As Vail was bein, tied up for the flogging, he called on his comrades to cist him. Two stepped on the quarter deck, but, on bein, ordered away, retired. Henry Farmer testified, that he Was a ronman on hoard the Natchez during this voyage; that he had several intorviews with Charley, as they call- ed Vail, all touching the taking of the ship. He s/so tes- tified that one Joc, a seamen on board, had disclosed to hima plot, in which Charles Vail, Robert Giles, Charles Rose, Thomas Waiters, William Morris, and himself, were to be the actors~-to entice the second mate to the leeward side of the ship, on some fair nieht, when off Ca Horn, ond knock his brains out—then steal softly into the cabin, stab ibe captuin, and thus take the ship. Vail did notsay any thing directly about taking the ship, as Joo had done—only alluded to it, but in such a manner as not to admit of any doubt ss to whathe meant — Vail told wit- ness he would have the coptain’s life for the flogging he had given him; and told witness that be (witness) ed been the means of bursting up the plan of taking the ship; that he would proseowte the captain for flogging him, ke. Witness to pacily him told him he would write home when they arrived at Valparaiso, and bave the captain ar- rested when they errived in the United States. Witness did so write, At Valparaiso, all the men engaged in the plot eloped from the vessel, except Vail, wno remained ‘on board that he might be avenged on the captain for the flogging he hed received. en the vessel arrived at Calloo, wit ain wrote home to pecity Vail, for he was afraid of While at Callao, Vail said, in the = rence of others to witness, that if it had not been for him the ship would have been his. Witness then told the bd | whole matter to the captain, Court adjourned