The New York Herald Newspaper, December 17, 1845, Page 2

Granp Financial Movenent.—We notice in some of the papers a call fora meeting to take place this evening at the City Hotel. The following is the call:— Notice.—To the stockholders of the North American | Trust and Banking Company.--A meeting of the stocle holders of this institution will evening next, fat the ar Hotel Atthis meeting informatio holders as to the condition of the company, its asse liabi ities, Se. "The pro mamitt; toconfer with David vit, Esq., the manner of conducting the reference of claims aj the company, will be submitted to the mé Leavitt will be reque: panctual attendance of the stockholders is desired. E. GRIFFIN, Agent and Counsel for the Western Stockholders. New Youx, Dee. 13th, 1845, This is an interesting financial movement. Every one recollects the organization of the NorthAmerican Trust and Banking Company, which was organized a few years since with a capital of five millions, with the power of increasing it te fifty millions, and NEW YORK HERALD. w York, Wednesday, December 17, 1845, To Country Subscribers. Subscribers in the country, receiving their papers in @ yellow cover, will understand that their term of sub- scription has nearly expired HERALD. This splendid sheet, embellished with upwards of one hundred superb engravings, will be ready for delivery on Friday next, It willbe the best thing of the kind that has been produced in New York for « long time. Price sixpence a copy. Orders from the country must be sent in immediately, so that they may be fulfill od without disappointment THE NEXT NEWS FROM EUROPE & perpetual charter, to endure for eternity, and a day — longer, but which never had a capital of over two MAGNIFICENT ARRANGEMENTS. millions, and burst one fine day, spreading ruin and | devastation all over the new world and in | the old. The ruins can be now seen spread areund, like those of Palenque in South America—ot Thebes | in Egypt. This meeting will be highly instructive clal express from Boston. It is our intention to obtain aad entertaining. It is expected that many of our the next foreign news, if it be worth anything, ahead ef most eminent financiers, stock jobbers, and specu- all ourcontemporaries, if horse, steam, or wind power lators, who were fleeced by the company, will be | can bring it at a cost of not over $500 or $1000. We un- present, and make some very interesting speeches | doratand that the enterprising newspaper chops of Bos- on the occasion. We hope the attendance | ton and this city have joined forces to beat the Herald, will be large; but don’t break the chandeliers, or ifthey can, and we mean, therefore, to expend $1000, if blow off the roof of the City Hotel. | circumstances permit, in order to try their mettle. - m ‘Vhe next news may and may not be important. If it be important, the public will, of course, expect to find it lirst in the New Fork Herald. We have been so kindly treated by newspaper subscribers, thet we mean to do what we can for them in return. They pat us aflection- ately on the cheek, and we mean to box the ears of our lazy, inactive contemporaries for not treating them with more attention. The public may, therefore, look in th Herald for the expected intelligence from abroad, whether, indeed, it comes through Boston or direct to New York. We have a strong desire to perpetrate another piece uf “ infamy.” Our agent in Boston, Mr. L. Bigelow, of No. 11 Elm street, is a Napoleon in expresses. Those he has run jor us fully prove this. Indeed, we only deal wath Napoleone. If we enter into any enterprise it must be with @ master spint to succeed, France had one Na- _ About two or three | poleon, but we have sevoral, and Mr. Bigelow is one of days, however, after the same intelligence had ap- them. Our arrangements are with him. peared in our columns, they got it, and are a now Tullof it. But, one singular piece of absurdity Mr. Polk’s Administration.—Its Prospects. arks the course of our respectable cotemporary, | The new administration of Mr. Polk may now be he Courier and Enquirer, in thie business. Hay- ing yesterday contained a long and elaborate article, reid to have commenced ite career. The time ¢ . that elapsed from the inauguration until the delivery tdiculing the account we publiahed, we find its of the Message was merely u preliminary period—a Postscript containing the same published news | period within which he had to examine the com- mercial, floancial, and foreign state of the country, and adopt a policy, which to him would seem best, to promote the interest and welfare of the twenty sillions of people, of whom he had been elected Chief Magistrate; to embody it in his message, and submit it to the American people, through their re- presentatives in Congress, as the policy which would FORA SPECIAL EXPRESS. We have made arrangements for running another spe- Eaxty Inreciicence.—It seems that we not | only commit the atrocious “ infamy” ot giving early | iatelligence on the arrival of the stearnships at Bos- temporaries in both places, as we hmve done on two | or three occasions lately, but we have added to giving the earliest intelligence from Washington. Qa Sunday last we published a statement coming from our confidential correspowdent at Washing- ton, disclosing the important news that Mr. Pak- | enham had renewed the negotiations on the Oregon | 4 question with Mr. Buchanan. This was scouted, ; | contemporaries in Wail street. self conviction of its falsehood and folly. is Tur Fao Exp of Fanaticism 1x Bosron.—In the case of Redding & Co. for selling newspapers on Sunday, recently tried in Boston, the jury have re- | turned a verdict for the city. They at first could , not agree. It was some time before they could find against the newspaper agents. The case is to be | Cl ci at any distance, and let there be a sufficient quanti- ton, and packets at New York, ahead of all our con- | ty of merchandise and people at each terminus this enormity the atrocious and horrid infamy of | more or less, forms a minor element ton. edfor the suggested railroad across the Rocky mountains ? | We will, theretore, dismiss this part of the enquiry, | | by simply remarkin, i derided, laughed at, and ridiculed by our indolent | that upon the Pacific, would be concentrated ull tae | merchandize now i Canaan the obj Peed ysis Where aE Pes rors of | fleet of fifty heavy war steamers across the ocean to and the no less important trade in furs trom the | Russian territory north of Nootka Sound. Such would be all collected at the Pacific terminus. the other, we might say all the trade which has | hitherto passed round pass along this rail road; added to this, a population of travellers, H . genial and d which we gave, so that the same sheet contains a | ed Pacific. _ | a paying concern, we think might safely be answer- 8 tion by a company having sutlicient capital and effi- be no difficulty as to the plan or the execution. There is nothing wonderful or meritorious in the Rarcroap To THE Paciric.—We have no doubt Our Nationa, Axmorigs.—The Secretary of that the time will come when there will exista great | Wer, in his annual report, states that the amount of railroad communication between the American | public property committed to the safe keeping of shores of the Atlantic and the shores of the Pa- | his department, is estimated at seventeen millions cifle ocean; when a citizen of New York will | of dollars; and that it is mostly deposited at the be able to start for Astoria or Monterey, or St. | national armories at Springfleld, Massachusetts, Francisco, or some city on the Pacifie ocean, | and at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia, and in twenty-three and be found, after a few days abgence, on the Ex- | national arsenals, situated in various parts of the change in New York agaia, or taking hisdaily saun- | country. In all these, there cannot be less than a ter along Broadway. This, if ever accomplished, | million of well finished muskets, to say nothing of will be by means of a railroad crossing the Rocky | the other “engines of destruction,” which meet you mountains through the great Southern Pass. at every (urn, We $ Our readers will perhaps remember that some ‘The four main buildings in Springfield, time ago we gave an account of the discovery of a are large, three stories high, and built of new pass through the Rocky mountains—an easy | brick. There are three armories, so called, communication by a deep and continuous ravine— and any quantity of workshops that can which rendered these hitherto inaccessible heights | be desired. In these shops, the muskets pass and steep crags almost as easy to traverse as our through every stage of manutacture, from the own Shangunk range in Orange and Ulster coun- | rough state to their completion in the finishing ties, ‘This remarkable pass was first brought to pub- room, where they receive their polish, and the last lic notice by that enterprising explorer, Captain Fre- | touches of the beat workmen in the establishment. mont. Through this pass we are credibly informed | We were informed that in the three armonies, there it would be practicable, at no great expense, compa- | were about one hundred thousand muskets, ready ratively speaking, to carry a railroad. But the ex- , for immediate use, and in the other buildings about pense is not the question, nor even may we say are yaecrgs mate ey ae honaiets pabeuandl Ae oe the difficulties to be overcome, the question—but Biteeare nate oe bea twenty-five thousand ber “will rt pay?” That is the first necessary element annum. The number of men employed is two hun- in all calculations relating to plans of new railroad | dred and fitty: they work by the piece, and make tracks. At first view, the amazing distance to be tra- from $1 50 to $2 2 per day, according to the skill versed by such a railroad (over 2000 miles) would | Bndtalent displayed. The bosses receive more. appear to solve the problem; and we incline. to the “Tn the neighborhood of the workshops, there are opinion that 1m reflecting upon the subject, this enor- many handsome dwelling houses belonging to the mous distance is by the generality of people the | government, which ure occupied by persons con- aieats CN SAG Simoes only “considernon pela ies nected with the public works; and about a mile view. Butthis is an error. The true data on which | A th i i to construct a gale calculation, are the termini to | from these, there is an additional building, with A | ful machinery, for boring the muskets and be connected, and not so mich the distance be- | Powe! 5 0 the 1 tween them. Let there be any two given termini | ther purposes. This machinery is driven by water | power. | . The . - workmen have full employment the whole time. ‘They are engaged on different parts of the i anne anes OF on ane Shane races: thea | muskets, some making one iingeand some another. other would certainly pay, and the distance, be it Belore & musket is ecupleess ie as to pass through as. Se ivthercalautas |°, dozen different hands. The strength of every barrel is well proved, before the musket passes from the finishing shop to the armory. In one of the rooms, we counted about thirty double and single forges in full blast. We advise such ot our readers as happen to spend a day in Springfield, to visit the United States wore and Cr they nae pxaaaS Worsstlen Rail- | road, they will see another public establishment, in » that at one terminus—namely, | Watertown, fivs miles from Boston. This, also, is ied with muskets, cannon, and ammunition. pore haven Near oro! | If, unfortunately, we have a brush with Joha Bull, | on account of the Oregon difliculty, and he sends a ‘The question then recurs, are such termini present- The enquiry is very extensive, and would, to do | justice to it, lead us beyond the bounds of an article. | burn the city of Boston, all thathis troops would have to do, if they should ever geta firm foothold in that ‘At | qarter, would be to jump into an extra train of cars, proceed to Watertown, burn the arsenal there, and | then dash onto Springtield,where they would find as Cape Horn, would henceforth many muskets as they could conveniently manage. passengers and emigrants seeking the elightful shores of the hitherto neglect- W4Y> and plunder the banks both there and at Sprin field. Leaving the latter town in ashes, the boule The question then, whether there are termini of | roceed to, Albany, the capital of the aoe uflicient importance to warrant such a railroad, as | oq destroying the United States ursenal at Water: : vieit, they could return to Boston, re-embark, and proceed elsewhere ; destroying the Western and Worcester railroads on their downward trip. We wonder if the considerate, humane, anti-bellige- rent, live-all-together-in-one-family editor of the Tribune has given this subject that serious conside- ration which it so eminently deserves at his hands. din the affirmative. As to the plan, let it once be a settled point, that | uch a rail road would, if efficiently put in opera- | ient agents and officers, only pay, there would then g i i his administration. Fram the x A ‘ But, joking apart, itis evident that “our govern- Cee TI © carried toa higher court. In this, and other matters | Mere suggestion of such a plan. We think the cal- .enthseno fears ol a war with Great Britain, day, theretore, that he delivered his inessage, M114) have been lately developed to us, we see the | “ulation we.have made, and the only true data for | Crowing out of the dispute on the Oregon question. bracimg those principles which he had formed as y rt zig any calculations which we have here pointed out, are _{, ‘I Sade gradual dying out of fanaticism in Boston. Ten years ago a jury would have decided at once to send all sellers of news on the Sabbath to the Peni- tentisry. his guide, it may be said the career of his adminis- tration commenced. What that proposed policy is, both concerning our foreign and domestic relationa, is now pretty well understood. The next question which naturally suggests itself, is, will the President be sustained in carrying out this policy as shadowed forth in his late message ? or will he be opposed by an cpposition ? ‘rom reading the columns of the different papers, thus far, since the delivery of the message, we are inclined to think, from their tone, that to the foreign Policy of the President there will be no opposition of any cc uence. On the contrary, some of the eading organs of the whig party in this city—the urier and Enquirer and the Tribune, for example me out ia favor of the annexation of Texas, and even California; thus sustaining the policy of the President, as regards our foreign relations. The fact is, there cannot be any opposition to the foreign policy of Mr. Polk. He has taken high and Ameri- qan ground on this question, and will be sustained by all parties throughout the country. But the opposition we think he will meet with, will come trom a new quarter, and will be to his do- mestic policy—to te measurea which he proposes regarding the modification of the tariff and the cur- rency. This opposition will be composed of the bank men, stock jobbers, and speculators through- ont the country, who will endeavor, through the in- fluence of chartered institutions throughout the m fi p The progress of the human mind, in the shape of | news, or in any other shape, cannot be controlled Jaw or municipal regulation. If the. people of Bos- ton want news, they will have it in some way. To stop the sale of newspapers, therefore, in that city, on Sunday, will be no easy matter. Is it likely that it news reached Boston, on Sunday, of the declara- tion of a war by England against the United States, that the people of that city would wait till the next day fer the particulars? We guess not. If they will not wait for a day for such news, they will not Wait for any sort. News must and will spread, and the fanatics of Boston might as well attempt to compel the Niagara to run up stream, ag to prevent the sale of newspapers in that city on any day or &! oO 1 2 o tke Boston, apparently so strict in its local affairs as affecting newspapers, should permit the delivery of letters on Sunday? Twice a day, we believe, do to obtain and read over their business and news letters. All this singular sort of fanaticism in Boston, We see its expiring struggles in the unsucceseful far more important than the mere suggestion of a | ideas of this kind, tending to the advancement and ness of mere ideas and naked suggestions, a much, very much credit is due to those gentlemen in any way, by any set of men, or by force of any | who have been prominent in urging the practicabi- lity and expediency ot this great measure upon the American public. H terminus should Michigan ; this would, by the lakes, and our own railroads, present a cirect communication with New York. sion or amplification of the ideas thrown out by Mr. Whitney. Another plan, we learn, was also pro- posed by Dr. Carver, of our own State, who many years ago before the time was ripe, endeavored to direct the public attention to the subject. mn, and it is of the highest importance to our trade and a ‘| 4 commerce, that this great road from New York to in any time. But is it not a little curious, that aeity China should pass through the United States, rather, than through South America, by the Isthmus of Panama. any other, renders the subject of national im ance ; inasmuch crowds of merchants congregate at the Post Office whe carrying an th Every sign from Washington indicates a feeling of this Kind on the part of the President and his Cabi- ‘net. The Secretary of War, in his estimates for the ersuing year, although he intimates that the army ought to be increased, asks for an increase of only one hundred thousand dollars from, the appropria- tions of former years ; and this is for arming forti- fications, many of which, he says, on the sea-board and Gulf of Mexico, are so far completed as to be in readiness to receive their armament. The amount now asked for will be needed to arm these forts, to- gether with those in the course of construction ; and the Secretary of the Navy is quite as modest in his demands as Gov. Marcy. nere idea. All well know that we have been the rst emong the public journals of the age, to suggest rogress of our great commercial interests. We think, however, notwithstanding the barren- that a Three different plans for this reat railway have been proposed. The first is that t Mr. Whitney, who proposes that the Atlantic be at some point on or near Lake Warmers’ Club—American Institute. ‘The attendance of the farmers yesterday at their periodical meeting, was lees numerous than usual— the state of the weather precluding many from ven- turing beyond the limits of their respective de- mesnes. The proceedings of the meeting were, nevertheless, entered upon, in the first instance, by the election of Colonel Clark to the chair, and the dispensing of the recapitulation of the re- cords of the former meeting, on the 2ad of Decem. ber. The first hour, as usual, was indiscriminately employed in the reading of various communications. One on the subject of an atmospheric churn—a novel ‘The next plan proposed is that of Mr. Jouglass, of Illinois, and is, we believe, an exten- The subject is vast, it deserves every attentior This e sideration, more perhaps than rt it invoives the question of the je between China, this country, Europe, by causing the great highway to pass rough our own country the process of making butter, but productive of a vast increase of the material, by certain undefined arrangements of machinery, “c., which are pro- Revorr amoxe tue Swati Poratoes.—The however, is dying out, and we are glad that itis 80. Democratic Republican General Committee of posed to be patented. The late invention of the Brooklyn, a small potato clique of the locofoco party, Bishop of Kildare, tor a similar purpose, was read, country, to defeat the measures of the administra- efforts of afew Boston editors, one of whom i8@ have adopted a ferocious resolution, denouncing 2s alse copious extracts from English and Irish files, tion on the modification of the tariff, and tae estab- female, to haye the magnetic telegraph poles in thet the New York Evening Post as a more deadly and on the all predomninent subject of the decay of the lishment of an independent treasury for the safe City cut down, to satisfy some petty spite. But this hitter foe to the democratic cause than the whig potato. Here, a long discussion, which mere- | Vandalism, so strongly urged, has not, we are happy newspapers. ‘This reminds us of the pot calling the ly embraced a repetition of the former opinions keeping of the goverament funds. This opposition will try to form a new party in Congreas, to advo- ‘state, been committed. It was this spirit of fan- Kettle black—but it also illustrates what we have of the farmers, ensued, as to the cause and iemedy cate its measures, and to oppose those of theadmin @ticism that drove the Quakers from Massachusetts istration. It will endeavor to bring about another into Rhode Island. It is gratifying to know that edition of the scenes which the country witnessed Very little of it is left. nader the administration of General Jackson, when he undertook to destroy the influence of that cor- rupt mammoth, the United States Bank. In this way the carrying out of Mr. Polk’s views may be defeated for a time, and before the year 1848 comes round, it may find this war between the manufactur- ers and stockjobbers, and the administration, un- finished, and the consequences will probably be, that Mr. Polk will be forced to run a second time for the Presidency, in order to finish the war, carry out his principles. Thus we think there will be scenes exhibited, du- ring the admunistration, precisely similar to those that accompanied the administration of General Jackson. The same stockjobbing and manufactur- ing interests which he had to contend with, will oppose Mr. Polk in carying out his principles, and the result will be the same as attended the war against General Jackson’s administration. The country will sustain Mr. Polk, as it did General Jackson. These are our present views, and they are based upon the present appearance of the politi- cal horizon. There can be no doubt that the modi- fication of the tariff may interfere with the profits of the wealthy manufacturers and monopolists who receive large dividends, but the mass of the people will be benefited by it. Our manufactares, as it is, are ima fair way of competing with those of the English, and there isno doubt that they will, ina short time, drive the manufactures of England out of the principal foreign markets. On the whole, we think that the measures of the EER, administration are well adapted for the country, EXTRAVAGANCE AND WASTE oF ‘THE Present and we have no doubt, notwithstanding they may Conroration.—At the meeting of the Board of Edu- be opposed as we have mentioned, they will be tri- cation, on Monday evening, a bill of $2780, em- umphantly sustained by the country, if not by the braced in the report of a committee, was presented present Congress. for a school house, which had been erected in Greenwich street, in the Ist ward. Mr. Skidmore, | of the Sth ward, opposed the adoption of this branch of the report, and stated that the charge wag about $800 more than had been ever paid for such build- ings. But notwithstanding this, the report was ac- cepted, and this enormous charge allowed. This is only another specimen of the extrava- | gance and waste of the present party in the Board ot Education and inthe Corporation. In the Board of | e filled | Education, as well asin the Common Council, every | id sense, | thing is done bj } and force of charrcter, that we do not think it pos. a Ait Ses Mreeeped ae | sible that Mr. Polk would permit them to leave parser ot rd are wasted in the useless decor ‘These rumors are eaibety with ur are ral _School-houses and other buildings, mere- are made of—visionary and worthl arabes WA Liban p ch favorited while the Corporation | pti MA no cannot afford to give us 4 well regulated police, dean | Tue Mexica® INeraLwents -One of the morning and light streets, and the other various improv papers of yesterday published a letter from Santa nts demanded by our citizens. Will not the peo- Anna, relative to the payment of the Mexican instal. Pie wake up in time for the April elections ¢ Shall ments. It appears to confirm all that w have said |W Not have a revolution in the spring ? bout them, and no more, . i New Srare Constiturions—Proeressive Demo- the last two or three years in r modelling the con- stitutions of several of the States, and those the leading ones in the Union. A new constitution has just been adopted, by a majority of ten to one, in Louisiana, embracing most important features, the leading one of which is a prohibition to incorporate banks or to contract State and debts. In the State of Missouri the same revolu- tion, embracing the same principles, 1s under way: ‘The State of New York, also, has passed, by a tre- mendous majority, a vote fora convention to amend the constitution, which no doubt will lead to an im- | portant change in the powers of the State Legisla- ture, prohibiting it to contract State debts, or to create new banks. Atthe same time, movements of a popular character are taking place in Virginia for holding a convention with similar objects. ‘These movements in all these powerful and lead- | ing States, are only the beginning of a reformation called for by the people of this country. No doubt, in a few years a great change will be produced by this movement, the effect of which will be to des- troy the banking system and annul that power by which some of the States have been enabled to con - tract debts and disgrace themselves Other changes will also be effected in the organization of the judiciary, which we will notice hereafter. The death and destruction of the banking system seems to be settled. Rumors oF Capingt Caances.—More rumors are circulated in the newspapers, giving out that there are certain changes contemplated by Mr. Polk in his Cabinet—such as the transfer of Mr. Walker to the bench of the Supreme Court—coupled with the return of Mr. Calhoun to the Cabinet. These ru mors ure vague and baseless There is no proba- bility whatever, that either Mr. Walker or Mr. Bu- chanan will leave the Cabinet They hav their positions with so much talent, soun From Pernamnueo, 8. A.—By the brig Curmber- land, at Philadelphia, we have advices trom Per- nambueo to the 28tk October. Business was very dull, Flour was selling at 16000 a 171/500; supply Tue Temrceron Pestivat ror ‘rin Poon.—We learn that His Honor, the Mayor, has ac pled with pleasure, the office of almoner to the charitable con, cert, 80 generously proffered to the poor of re New svffici i sale : D sufficient only for present consumption. Codfial aon Ad Aioesesin Ge vocalist. It is tixed for the 14/000 a 14/200, Hider, searce— set ale “i ; 5 at ubernacle. It will be a splendid The prospect of the u is shatt” easel sateen spect of the ew crop of sugar was Matter. ang often insisted on, that there is no dependence to be placed on the servile party press. go the “entire animal” fer Slamm, Bang & Co., and recommend their friends to do the same. cracy.—A great progress has taken place during a pedestal, and Slamm, Bang and Co. put on! does a thing without a personal purpose, means to exhibit the prince in some way, for the amusement of the public, and the benefit of himself. How will for the disease, without eliciting any new fact, and all tending still further to inciease the mystery that existed in several portions of the United States, as well as in Ireland. ‘The operation of the disease has been arbitrary and whimsical, in some parts amounting to utter destruction; while in others pro- ducing a return almost miraculous for its healthful, sound, and abundant properties. As an illustration of this fact, a member produced a dish of the finest potatoes, ready cooked and hot, of which he raised BE PIRUR Somes Ven et ecny bY a ate cel two hundred and fifty bushels this year to the acre 3 : re of the Paris correspondent of the Boston Atlas, that of sueh a size, flavor and dryness, as bafile all Chevalier Wikoff is about bringing to this country competition. The chairman was of opinion that Prince Louis Napoleon Buonaparte, who is to be li- the disease is not onl pee perhaps contingent pla berated on condition of his leaving France. This is , #0 soil and season of planting, but like that of the = 4 3 once supposed fatally destroyed button tree, ma: the same chevalier who brought Fanny Elssler to yet ‘itn, by such manageinent as experience this country. We wonder if he intends thatthe may suggest; such as a saturation of the potato prince shall dance his way through the United Siates seed in lime water, before planung. | He also stated as she did? Of course, the chevalier, who never The Committee What a spectacle for men and angels, to see the ay that Bryant, the great poet, is kicked off his pared for food, in the same manner as suggested by various processes detailed in the English agricultural reports. Mr. Townsend, who supplies the New York market with from three to four thousand bushels of potatoes in the year, has tried more 3 i various experiments than his profits covered.— TerriBee TRAVELLING To THR Sovrn.—The an- [very soil, every season, and every manure, was nexed letter froma correspondent, gives a dismal Speedie eres but ation re all “ t efforts, except in those plants that were planted re- and dreary account of a journey over the mount markably early and equally late—the hot interven- tains : ing period producing an abortive and diseased crop best and most. b L early seed. ‘The affair remains undisturbed by any new light furnished by the opinions of this meeting, and therefore, though much against the persevering it be? Whexiixa, Va., Dec. 12, 1845, For the benefit of your readers, who may be about starting for the South and West, intending to take this route,! direct youaline to say how they will find things in this region. Ileft New York on Monday, by way of Baltimore, where I stayed over night, and on Wednesday morning left for thia place ee the Ohio and Baltimore railro we arrived at Cumberland at six o'clock, same evening, where we took coaches for this place. | should here add that the stage coaches on this route are miserable, ricke- ty, old things; however, they are made to answer, and after packing us away, we started off about 8 o'clock. Asafavor tome I was put in the mail coach; as the agent said there would be but five sengers in th I would find it more comfortable, but eallhad a dread- ful night ; in the first place, the old thing was packed so full of mail bay to make us very uncomfortable, and thon again we were very much exposed to the air ; £0, on the whole, we almost perished. found the moun: tains covered with ice, but fortu: ly 0 accident oc- , when to our great is consigned to the tomb of all the Capulets, there to await the resurrection te a brighter era of hope deferred. Two valuable volumes have been presented to the society, by the authors, one on a subject we could not distinctly learn; the other entitled the “ Pastoral Lite—Manutactures of Silk, Cotton, &e. of the An- cients.” No testimony of gratitude to the authors having been heretotore conferred by the club, it was resolved that both works be recommended to the consideration of the American public. curred, and arrived here last evening disappointment, we found the Ohio river closed and no way to get on except by stages to Cincinnati ; and the stage owners have taken advantage of the cold weather and put the fare up to $20—the usual cherge weather is more mild to-day, end appe! which will open the river, 1 hope. rising, and | feel somewhat encouraged t boat to merrow; if not, I shall go on by stags Passengers report the river closed to its mouth, and ippi clesed to the mouth of the Ohio. ject of the occasion, “Care of cattle in winter, was resumed, from the last discussion on the same subject. It was universally admitted, that by hous- ing the stock in proper temperature, feeding them weil, and excluding ull unnecessary cold, the great secret of health is developed, fatness produced, and appetite encouraged. _Mr, Townsend was here invited to express his views of the best and most economical method of keeping cows in the city ; when that gentleman em: phatically pronounced the system of stabling as the most profitable ; exhibiting the superior advantages ot corn stalks, chopped, one man and aboy bein; sufficient to chop a fortnight’s consumption. He recommended warm accommodation; hue no prefe- rence for steaming the food, and considers the ma- wure Proaiose by the cattle an equivalent for the con- sumption of fodder, more expecially if powdered charcoal be shaken over it,to preserve the ammonia. No other matters of general tnoment being before ihe club, an adjournment took place to the first Tuesday in January. The of rain, geta Intexuigence FROM Téxas.—We have received the Galveston Gazette of the 29h, the Lagrange Intelligencer of the 24th ult., and other Texan papers of not quite so late a date There does not appear to be any intelligence ot consequence. The increase of emigration into Texas is very rapid. In the week ending on the 29th, 1,318 pas- sengers arrived at Galveston. (From the National (Texas) ey ister, Nov. 1.) Court Calendar. ‘The archives belonging to the different departinents _ Surenion Coun1—12, 55, 29, 61, 45, 2, 196, 66, 7, 72, 73, are at their appropri © places. The clerks are busily 74,76, 76, 77,78, 79, #0, 70, 20, 85, 16, 67. in ) Which of difficul- common Piras—-Finst Panr—85, 41, 49, 61, 68, 67, 59, ecuted, and in a short tine 9,638, 65, 67, 9. | those whi ¢ affairs to transact in connection with the Srconp Pant—24, 26, 40, 36, 80, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 52, | sovernment, will meet no obstacle t a Homan Castro, a kinsman bief of that name with two ou sway, spent several (laye in this city aftor the arrival of President Jones, His Excellency cansed several prevents to be made them, consisting of blankets, tobacco, ke, Castro was high! ratified, yet thore wan another want to 1 ratisted ‘pon inquiring, it was found thot the son of the forest wished fo sport au umbrella heir adjustment.” AnKaneas.—A State Convention is Little Rock, on the th proximo, to nominate wood Gov. Yell in Congress, he havi re-elect on th to be held at ‘andidate It is Cassius, visit Cube thin w nd not Henry Clay, that intends to ry They could burn the town of Worcester on thein, State,” and after serving that in a similar manner, | experiment, for promoting not only a rapid issue to | that by an application of iodine the diseased potatoe | could be detected, and the sound part or starch pre- | It was stated, that the merino potato is the | peonele for late, and the mercer for | influence of Mr. Meigs, still to push the mquiries, | The hour being then expended, the regular sub- | Theatricals. sou. Never did we gaze on such a wit, and loveliness—and never did smoothly and so satisfactory, as did Ki fit of © Mrs.” arles Kean, fwho played Sir nenacting hor great part 0 | She looked fresh as the morning r assertion, that she was “wedded toa expression of love for her kind guardit a stranger, whom Helen, (Mrs. Abbot! ing mood, comes to woo and bear her Clifford was an admirable piece of ac! re nis love for Julia, in the third #0 fret served the appla' laid in London—-Ji a artless, simplej maid of nature has into ‘a ‘dashing fine lady—routs days, splendid dresses, aud magnifi usurped the place in her thoughts | passages in the play, and the plot ia | Herstood. ‘The great | Julia, who has becom Rochdale, and Clifford, e the promised i} | | | Walter, commencins some way to scape tl | despair at bein, finest beautiful and true to nature were M she passionately and secretly lov between her love and duty, endin hand and heart, if a way could be foun nuptials which pride - se nuptials ! scene passed off with eclat, and the second introduce: Mrs. Kean as the young, innocent, and lovely Julia.— naturally, artiessly and truthfully rendered. ending with a declaration, and un offer of his 'y bestowed. julia has beena month in tawn, and the become transformed Ils, masques, and tones of surprise when she hears the voi Panx.—The boxes of ‘ @ld Drury,” last night, were thronged with the most brilliant, enthusiastic, and yet discriminating audience, which has assemble! this sea- galaxy of beauty a play pass off'so nowle’s “ Hunch- back” last evening. The performance was for the bene- Thomas Clifford, f Julia. The firs and was received with hearty and well merited plaudits. fer reiterated | country life’—her ian, Master Walter, and her embarrassment when he is seen approaching with | t,) insists, in laugh” to the town, were n's, ting —hi rip: scene—bia enthu- Act second is FS gal icent jewels, have of a country life. Mrs. Kean was here all joy and sunshine, and certainly seemed fit to “ set a pattern for your lady wives.” We | | cannot pause, however, to describe the man; beautiful generally well un scene in the fourth act between ife of the Earl of who assumes the disguise and | | character of his lordship’s secretary, was one of the | ieces of acting we havo ever witnessed. How Irs. Kean’s manver f him le es? The stru, with the offer of her i to shun the hated ad forced her to consent to, was | finely conceived and executed... But the most thrilling | scene was inthe fifth act, between Julia and Master | with her demaud—" Show me Do it!” Here, her hurried into a hated marriage, and ‘her | wildand boundless love, change the girl into a bold aad heroic woman. Her te: ition that are er and faithful delin the play was the most success with more favor than any play w! nderness, her utter wretched- ness, hor desperate resolve—ail were given witha pow- Deyond all praise. and was received | during the engagement of these distinguished artists. It will be repeated to-morrow night. formance closed with the delightful v: formed most adinirably. ‘The evening’s per- ‘audeville, entitled “Follies of a Night,” in which Mr. and Mrs. Kean per- At the conclusion of the per- | formance, the audience rmanifested their approbation by | oud and rapturous applause, and the Keans | before the curtain, and bowed their Shakespeare's celebrated comedy Night,” in which Mrs. Kean plays Vi | their engagement. Bowrny Tuxatur.—The play last night was “ Belle’s | Stratagem.” Mrs, Shaw taking Leti | own benefit. To judge from the num| | is deserving of favors; she is a tale | vei | | tremely rieh and inviting, commencin; of the ola, ‘and Mr. Kean | Orsino, is repeated, with other entertainments L be remembered that this is the last night but two of | ‘The wind was very high at the time, and had it not been ppearest thanks. on “ Twelfth It will tia Hardy, for her bers in the house, hould say that it was a substantialone. Mrs. Shaw nted actress, and a ry popular one, and always has been afavorite with , the play going public. ‘The bill for this evening is ex- g with a thrilling drama, never acted before in America, entitled the | “Lady of St. ‘Tropez, or tho Poisoner.”” After which | there will bea melo drama, and the | wind up with tho operatic farce of * per.” Such attractions account for the age this house nightly receives. | Genwan Orera.—The grand oper performances will “No Song, no Sup- | e immense patron- a of the Swiss Fa- | mily, the music by the celebrated Weigl, will be per- | formed to-night by the above company. ‘This will be the first representation of this opera; we attended a rehearsal ofit yesterday, and were highly deli | sic; it is, indeed, of the first o ‘hted with the mu- We understand that | tho regular nights for the performance of the German Opera are now fixed for Mondays, | cure tickets fer twent: for twelve, at $10; ‘I advantage on those w four Spee it will be subscribe. Wodnesdays and Fridays—(Vide advertisement), Subscribers can pro- tations, at $18, and en, confers some e who wish to | do so, aud to encourage those beautiful operas, should send in their names to the box office, be delivered to them. Weicn anp Mann’s Circus, | | highly appreciated by the Philadel phi trian acting of Madame Macarte, particularly, pleases | them very much ; and with her and Levi North, T. V | Turner, the great somerseter, Natha | J. Rogers, B. Carroll, Mr | least,- the clown, John May | periorming is nightly crowded from ry. Taking them separately or col certainly not easy to be overmatched. Mx. Moosry’s Coxcent.—Mr. Thomas Mooney gave a thousand inhabitants. nd, though the house where ¢ when tickets will Panavetema.—Our Bo | correspondent at Philadelphia writes us thatthe per clothes tormances of the company attached to this circus are jans, The eques ns, McFarland, y arquette to galle- lectively, they are concert of Irish melody, last evening, at the Tabernacle. It was rather thinly attended, there not being over five hundred people there. We do not wonder at this, as there were no professional singers engaged, with tho ex- ception of Mr. Horncastle. It was an uninteresting affair, and passed off without much spirit. Mr. Duttield, the vocalist, intends giving concerts in Cincinnati, shortly. La Bayadere. Madame Augusta made her debut at the Holliday Street Theatre, Baltimore, on Monday evening last, i » in Agreeable Service. New Yor«, it. Joun L. Ricn— lif navigatin, stances, York. approbation of your , Lith Dec., 1845. Dear Sir—The undersigned, underwriters on the bark Mudara and cargo, take occasion to express their unqua- i good management and skill, in that vossel, under the most trying circum- furing her late voyage from M aga to New ‘The fact that you succeeded in reaching the port of destination, during very tempestuous weather, while was completely dismasted and crippled, is that can be given of your able and intrepid seaman, exercise proper in th mitted to your charge. and that you will a protection of property com- We request that you will accept the accompanying momento of the occasion, asa mark of our regard fer the valuablo services rendered by you. We 8] The Pelican 8. BALD ‘The Mutual Safety Insurance Company, x Z. COO! PP tad The Atlantic Mutual Ineurancs ctfully, yours, ‘Mutual Insurance ‘Company, by WIN, President. by sident. b; e Compan WALTER R. JONES, President. \ ‘The New York Insurance Company, by B. McEVERS, Procident, New Yo GaxTLeMEN— Your note of this date has just bee: companied wi h a very valuable and nial of your re; consequence of the servic the Mudara «:efely into port, ‘This, to me, gentlemen, is | In my endeavors to no more than my duty, and being fot highest ond and aim of a good sailor is cept my most he: hanks for this confidence, and be red that whil on its dial, the inte of the done: gotten by rend nex) | | rd, which you are pleased to state jered by me in brin, in her crippled state the bark and ca! found Rx, Doc. 15, 1845. n handed to me, beautiful testi er in able. e done ath, the ted bg 0, ‘ih this attai time rs will not be for- Your obedient servant, JOHN L. RICH. To 8. Ba.owin, Fsq., President Pelican Mutual I terday o! ei percepti ever, more res Al vious di | New York: T. Griswold, Colerain; W. It was something, ho pectable in nubers than these oF tie pre: tt » ke, &o. Movements of Travellers, { arrivals, but of a @ x—J.T. Baker, Philadelphia; George Butler, 8. Willard, Troy; W. Tappan, Bradford, 'N.H.; Thomas Gibson, Staten island. Aston—F. R. Ott Hon, F, Granger, C Ohio; Joseph Sayer, Bin ‘anandaigua; J..N. Saunde W. Smith, West Point; ‘alsh, Philadel phi Boston; C. Cutter, N H.; M.D. Parker, Boston; J. W. W. Chapin, Prov’ Gibbs, New Kelly, Provid 1 Hart- Choffer, do, D. Bost Charles ‘T. Manley, Vermont. cry—D. F. Clapper, ham, Paterson; ‘Thomas Finlay, W. 1; W. R Church, Boston; George L. Wiso, I. Crocker, Weatchester; Z. Howell, Philadelphia | and H. B. Stewart, do. Faanxtin—J.C, Abbott, St. Lome Philad; Geo Guonr—R. Fassett, Philadelphia; dence; George Trotter, Philad. Howanp’s—C. B. James, Vermont; L. L. Wells, | Boston, 8.7 | | says:— Water in the channel | fast—ice running out | head of the Monongah | morning for Cincinnati. Woodbury, Philad; J caster. Navigation ~The Mader fe The Pittsburgh tte of Saturda: Satan ta hry st y period of the ood. will not leave. yn this and Beaver. We undet just below the city at the I Alexandria Gazette say’ Potomac is now very much impeded | between this place and Washington | day. The mail b Aquia Creek, w | twee do; Edward Woodruff, Cincinnati; A. N.B: pidly, This rh ‘he steam: It will hardly It ia alread: was 6 feet scant in the channel. jeamors below ave acrived, and until they. now ready to go out for Cincianati and There is one or more gorg ati a aa however, continues iho ia prepared for the n, Troy; RC. Nicholas, Genova; Geo. Roberts, ‘Town, Peekskill; D, Barna. hards, Philadelphia; B.A. Columbus; James Johoson, do; A. W. Classo: ; George Howel ul 5 Thomas Guthrie, Petersburg, P. Geo. O Pritehi yy; C.J, Hunt B. Cozsns, Provi A. Bowyer, Prov.s jaxs.; J. Shawe, Princeton; J. Lowden |. Falmer, W. Chie: rachett, Lan: Gazette of Saturday | eet 6 inches, rising camo from the ‘ilot leaves this get down this y stys:—The ice ny ix 6 to 8 inches is evidence of hard ater, We the declining -1 s be- and that a gorge navigation of the oe The b not run yo her triy joo ging | City Intelligence. Bat.s.—Tho Plasterers’ Benevolent Association gave their first ball last evening, the’Minerva Rooms. It was got up in exceedingly d off with gaiety Dompany, No 34. Mr. Wattace’s Lectuae.—Mr. William Wallace ve a lecture on the “ History of Printing,” before the 'ypographical Society, last evening, at the Society Li- brary. ‘Ther: were not more than two hundred persons present, and the lecture was rather a elim affair. bit Winn.—The air, which had been as and calm asona May-day during most of Monday, was b | Some means stirred up into a great commotion towards evening. It blew very hard all night, and those who | could not sleep very soundly, were treated with the music of windows shaking, shutters slamining, and all the little variations which attach themselves to a burri- ‘The wind blew a severe gale from the North of the night. Several trees were blown down in the Park, and probably many others in different parts of the city. ‘The awnings which happened to be left out all night, suffered some, and presented rather a ragged appearance yesterday morning. But tho damage among | the shipping was greater yet. ‘The Swedish barque | Lot ying at pi . 8, North River, parted her gs and drifted into the steamer lodependence, ay one of her wheel-houses, and so injuring to prevent her proceeding on her fadelphia passengers belog taken rt. The steamboat Emerald, having in tow the barges Clinton and Berkshire, started out for Poughkeepsi But about ten o'clock barges parted their fi tonings, the Berkshire going down tho river us fa: | Bediow’s Island, where she anchored. ‘The Clinton | went into dock No. 6, Norta River, carrying away the after part of her promenade deck, and much injuring her bow. Schooner Undaunted, of Brooklyn, parted het able, and came in contact with a vessel lying et pier 6, carrying away both masts, b , rail, Gnd in . A whale boat belonging to Fox & lying at pier No. 9, and used to board the entirely knocked te pieces. The of Hudson, lying at pier No. 11, er stern and sides stove in, Several other smali craft lying at the North River docks, or anchored in the stream, were more or danaged. A schooner lying ofthe Battery hid hor i | being run into by another vi schooner drifted from her mooring off the went ashore on Governor's Island. We prosume that a good deal « f damage was dono up the rive: ny morning, blown from Farat Accwent—During the gale yest the yawl ofthe pilot boat Jas. Avery was her ‘astenings at the stern, in the East River, when one of the hands, named Richard Richards, ia attempting to leap from the boat to the yawl, in order to secure it, lost his balance, or miscalculated the distance, fell into the surge and waslost. Every effort was made that circum- stances would permit, to save him, but all to no purpose. ‘ich has been produced He was a native of Wales and about 20 years old. All further in‘ormation respecting him can be obtained on application to J. W. Avery & Co., 309 Water street. Burauany.—The ship chandiery store of Patrick Ken- ny. 142 Liberty street, was entered on the night of the 16th inst. by some unknown scoundrels, who aitempted to fire the house. The doors were broken open, doske rifled, and the store left in great confusion; fortunately, however, there was nothing very portable orconvonien* to carry. Fines.—About 11 o’clock, on Monday evening, « fire broke out in the dwelling house No. 25 Murray street. | for the arduous exertions of the firemen, several houses must have been burnt. Asit was, the upper stories of house No. 25, were destroyed, and slight injury done to No. 23. Most of the furniture was saved. About 4 o’clock on Tuesday morning, another fire broke out in the barroom of Mr, Starrett, in Duane street, near iethionion) and that, with several other rooms in tho ouse,were considerable injured. Hora ie, Most Horatore.—The inhabitents of Bar. cla between Greenwich and College Place, and ich and Robinson streets, have tly | prevented from sleeping, tor several weeles, by the yelp. ing of amiserable cur kept by somebody in that neigh- borhood. About 11 o'clock this animal begins to howl, of and continues howling till morping. Particularly in the “little hours,” when the eyca are heaviest and sleep must acceptable, the dog howls the most. We understand that, if the nuisance is not abated, the inhabitants inter.d com: plaining to the proper authorities, who will probably in- dict the dog and his owner. Any roan who will keep an animal of this kind, with the knowledge that he is dis- turbing all the neigh*ors, is cortainly lacking in the courtesies of Life. Cononen’s Orr December 16.—Dizp "Inremerrance.—The Coroner was called to hold an inquest at the coruer of Rivington and Cannon streets, on the body of Catherine White, 28 yours of age, born in Ireland—came to her death through in- temperance. Sho was found by her husbaud, laying on the bed dead, with her infant by her side, only feur montha\old. ’ Verdict accordingly, Supvex Deati.—Also on the body of Ann Van Dyke, colored, No. 61 Anthony street, who died suddenly, by breaking a blood vessel. Verdict accordingly. Borvt to Deatn.—Mary Karr, five years of age, ng been loft inthe room by her mother alone, her accidentally caught fire, which caused her death, at No. 118 Christopher street. Disease or THe Lunus.—Rebecca Garrison, colored, Herday, with i vHRovGH 30 years of age, died very suddenly, yes it 1) Os disease of the luny atree: Intinors Census.—The returns are in from a large number of counties. When we say we are greatly surprised at the magnitude of the increase of our popu lation, we express only what we feel. During the lact five years, the State has increased upwards ot two hun- dred thousand, and now contains about seven hundred At the rate of increase which has been going on since 1840, should it continue, the State will have a population of upwards of one million of in habitants in 1850.—Illinois State Reg. Dec. 5 u with languor and weariness, chilliness and vomiting, soreaess of the tl great thirst, ahd maay other anpleas nt’ complaints. ndian V Small Pox generally begin oat, ne’s getble Vills will be fottad the very best medicine jn sinall pox, becan:e they cleanse the nous humors which #.e the caaee nor jer eruptive complainte, but of every rf . Kron three to six of suit Indian Vee Ketabie Pills, takea ever 04 woiug to bed, will, in a short tie, not only, make @perect cure of the avove dingerous compinint, but the blood and osher fluids will b suchas at of pa eyes, cousumptio restored to to utterly prevent inflammation of the d other incurable ¢ whieh asur'ly iow oerfeet curs of aime Kadian Vegetable Pil id and improve relore give health and vigor tote whole aa drive dis- Cage of every kind from ‘the body. It should als be remembered that a mar. by the nama o Wan, M. Spears, who» ducine parporcin adi 18 Pills, a: the corser of Race and Fr. nt streets, not an agent of mine, neith-r can I guarante that he his fo: sale. “he ouly security agains purchase from people of wibl-mished charac’ and general depot,208 Greenwich st, New Yor WILLIAM WRIGHT. for the Herald, Zicber , Third street, who receive subscri- for sale daily at lo’clock. 021 Ia MONEY MARKET. Tuesday, Dec. 16—6 P. M. Quotations Jor stocks are down to-day. Compared with yesterday, there has been a decline ranging from } to 4 per cent. Canton fell off 1} per cent; Mohawk, } ; Nor- wich and Worcester 4; Reading Railroad,}; Morris Canal, }; Farmers’ Loan, {; Long Island, Pennsylvania o's, and North American Trust, closed firm at yester- day’s prices. Harlem advanced 1 per cent. Tho sales were limited, and from the tone of the market we should Judge that the decline to-day was caused entirely by the operations of the bulls to strengthen their contracts. | A meeting of the stockholders of the North American ‘Trust and Banking Co. is to be held at the City Hotel to- morrow evening. ‘The Eastern Railroad Company have declared a semi- annuzl dividend of four per cent, and the Portland, Saco | and Portsmouth, of three. The injunction having been removed from the Farmers’ and Mechanica’ Bank of Detroit, it has again commenced business. $160,000 has been added to ita capital, a large amount of which has been already paid. The president, Charles Seymour, Fsq., former'y of Canandaigua, and the cashier, Elisha C. Littlefield, Esq , late of Cazenovia, | are well known as men of business habits, of wealth and integrity. Of the second five per cent. instalment of $150,000. | called on tho Erie Railroad, over $140,000 has beon al | ready paid in, | The movements of the party opposed to the present | administration, and the tone of their organsin this city ; | and Washington, clearly shows that their whole strength - | and energy will be brought to bear against the proposed | Sub-Treasury law. All other questions sink into insig- | nificance compared with this. Even the tariff is a secon - | dary consideration, compared with an act checking the expansions of the banks, and doing away with the ne- cessity that has heretofore existed for so many bank: The whig party will make their opposition to the Sub- Treasury act the principal feature of the present session, but there appears very little prospect of their being suc cossful. ‘The party in Congross favorable to the pussage of this important, and at this time necessary act, is suffi- ciently strong to carry it through at once, and there 1s very little doubt but that i: will do so. It may, possibly’ be the first bill of importance passed, so ‘hat it can go into operation before Congress adjourns, We do not nn- ticipate any very material alteration in the money mat- kets of the country, in the event of this bill becoming a law—its provisions will act as checks upon any further expansion of the banks, rather than create any restric: tions upon the existing volume of the currency. The revenue, us itaccumulates, will be deposited in gold and silver in the new depository ,and the deposits drawn from the banks no faster than the actual expenditures of the | government may require. There will be no actualre- | moval of the deposits, in so much gold end silver, from | the banks to the Sub-Treasury, but mercly a change made in the place of deporit of the revenue hereafter | collected. It will be the object of the government to | reduce the tariff down to n close revenue standord, | as soon as the Sub-Treasury passes, 80 a8 to prevent the accumulation of a greater surplus revenue, and the with. drawal of a large amount of specio from circulation. To | accomplish this object, a reduction in the average rate 0; duty, oxacted by the existing tariff act, muac be immo diately made, and a revenue standard adopted. It will e highly necessary, under the operation of the Sub | Treasury law, to equatize the receipts and expenditures | of the government s# much as posbible, amd to do thar