The New York Herald Newspaper, December 24, 1845, Page 1

Vol, XI., No, 354—Whole No. 4206. EDNESDAY W THE NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, Proprietor. Circulation...Forty Thousand. sQAILY HERALD—iery day, Price 2 conte per copy— WEEKLY "HERALD —Every Sarur lay Price. 6% cent PABV ERT ISEMENES at the usual’ prices—always cash "PRINTING of all kinds executed with benuty and des- patch. B¥ne (7 All letters or communications, by mail, addressed to Beenie anise : 3 ed, - JAMES GORDON BENNETT, New Yor« Henao Northwest corner of Fulton and HOLYDAY EXCURSIONS, | TABLISHMENT, lansan streets." | TO PHILADELPHIA AND INTERMEDIATE PLACES, | 2 AT REDUCED RATES. Commencing on Weduesday, &th December, Monday, the Sth of January next, by 9 o’cloe! o'clock P. Mines, from the foot of an epportanity, at reduced fare, to the citizens of New York to visit and exchange civilities with their friends in Philadelphia and the country-on Christmas end New Year, and to afford the fountry people an oer ity of visit Philadelphia and New York tor the like purpose, which passengers will be furnished Elizabethtown Hahway a+, 3.00 G™ Passengers from the above places to New York will be charged the same rates. person inay go on the 24th December and return on the 5th of January next, or at any time becween those dates, at the ex- onrsion rates." z Office foot of Liberty street. Tickets not transferable, and vie be received after the 5th of January, 1846. 2w*me | O'CLOCK, A. M. | Newark to Philadelphia Mail LINE AT BIGHT TO ALBANY, LANDING at Yonkers, Dobbs’ Ferry, 8: Sing, Grassy Point, Verplanks Pont Vale wells, Royerhook, Cold Spring, Newburgh, Aydt tar asthe ive will xermit. Breakfast on board the boat. ‘Dio celebratedfice stesmboat UTICA, Captain L. W. Brai nard, leaves the pier between Courtlandt and Laberty streets, be Lortab lta . 1 board, P.C. Schull ‘Or passi or freight, y 01 ard, or to P.C, waltz, at the offlee on thewharl ny ms a2 L—The superior, well-known, ip SOUTHERNER, 1. Palmer ERS, wi mnmediate despatch. or reight or ¢, having superior accommodations, ply to the Captain on board (ut of Dover streets Ee Hvar toy WOODHULL & MINTURN, dire South street. ONLY REGULAR LINE OF PACKETS FOR NEW ORLEANS—Packets of the 27th and 29th of Dec.—The splend i fast sailing packet ship TEN- BSS*2,, Captain aed will positively sai Dec. 27th—ond the splendid fast sailing packet s1 ‘ONIA, Capt Gannett, will positively sail on Mondy, December 2th— their regular days. ; ; ‘The accommodations of the above ships for for exbin, second in-and steerage passengers are very superior. ‘Those wi ito secure herths, should notful to make early application W. &'J. I. TAPSCOTT, 75 Sonth street, dire coroer Maiden lane. “Fee FOR LIVERPOOL Ihe New Line—Regular Packet of diet Janasry—Tie uperiog faa saline cket ship QUEEN OF THE WEST. Captain ‘huliy Woodhouse, 1250 toma burthen, will sail as above, her regular day. For freight or passage, having splendid, large and comfortable sete roome and ein, apply Gn Donnd, west side Burling ali, ores ODHULL & MINTURN, 87 South street. ¢ Price of passage $100. The packet ship Rochester, 800 tons burthen, will succeed the Queen of the West, ved salon 2ist February. dire FOR NEW ORLEANS—Louisiana and York Line—Positively first regular packet—To Saturday, 27h inst—L'be elegant fast ing pac ship TENNESSEE, Pray, master, will positively sail above, ber regular day. New For freight or pass: having handsome furnished - modatious, apply on board at Orleans wharf, foompt Wall st, t OLLINS & CO..% South st. orto ” Positively no goods received on board after 12'0’clock, Satur day, 27th inst Agent in New Orlems, James E. Woodruff, who will promptly forward all goods to his address. 4 Packet ship LOUISVILLE, Hunt, master, will succeed the Tennessee, and sail 10th January, her regular day. dare ACKET SHIP SHERIDAN, from Liverpool.—Con- signees by this ship will please h:ve their permits on board, at Orleaos wharf, foot of Wall street, imm: page All [vd ‘not permitted in five days must be sent to the Public ‘TALL DRUG STOK: 20 ele ASEAN DOG Somer totes ind eines Ainess, for vale cheap for cash, the proprietor being called. to a country practice. Apply at No. 630 Water street corner Scam- mel street. ee TO DRUGGISTS. AN’ ituati Wholessle of Hetail Drag Store, who can produce the best of city reference as regards ability and character. A pote addressed to Draggist at ihis office will meet with immediate attention. WANTED, FEW ACTIVE YOUNG MEN to go South or ‘Weat, to act as Ageats for the sxle of new and popular Pablications. $0 over and above their expenses will be insured to them in Writing, with an opportunity of clearing $1,000 per year. Some ‘men now in our employ ‘will, no doubt, make over $1,000 per obtain ear clear of gil tgp watiaye bie ciate p irs, g must be post pe ag TO D 6r*me di3r a good fitting out. Apply at FR! WANTED, -{ UBSCRIBERS—At CLARKS & STEVAN’S Free Agen- cy and Temperance Intelligence, 95 Duane street, west of Broadway, where they can have good faithful servants, wil out any charge, and also with as little delay as possible,cool waiters, &e;, of every description and of good moral character, A first rate Cook on 4 at 95 Duaue street. 220 Im*rh* NTED, FREE eytaears INTELLIGENCE OFFICE, ATR BROADWAY, (between Broom and Grand streets.) is where servants and assistants, of every capacity, both male and fem furnished rrex to employers. : ‘The characters of all, offering for situations, will be strictly examined before they leave the office, and none but the honest, sober, industrious and capable ones recommended or allowed to engage to employers. é Women, men, girls and boys wishing employment of any kind who can prove, satisfactorily, the above character, can ob- tain good sitw: tious—no others need apply. nl9 Im*m ACCORDIONS AND MUSIC BOXES HE SUBSCRIBER, Manufactur and Importer of Musical Instruments, has for sale a he assortment of Accordions, sical Boxes, ana all kinds of Musical Inst. uments. EDWARD BAACK, d18 2wistr 81 Falton, cor of Gold st. TINGS” COMPOUND SYRUP OF NAPHTHA. THE TRIUMPH COMPLETE !! For sale by MOORE & CO., the American Agents, £1 Aun street, and Elliott, 173’ DIVISION STREET, op- site Ludiow, New York. Price $1 a bottle—Six bot- Ties for $5. nb 1m je ‘BARTINE’S LOTION, CERTAIN AND RAI r, kinds of Hruptions of the Skin, Punples, Rheum, Fever and Ague, Ague in the}race and Breast, Quinsy Sore Thront, Glandular Tamors, Lumb-go, Cramp in the Sto- mach aud Limbs, Cholie, Bowel Com} 4 8 all Sindh Comeliace of tas Kidney neve Ulcers and Sores of all kinds, Complaiuts of the Kidney gene tally, Chilbiains, Corus, Buuious, Head Ache, Tooth Ache, ke. ke. ‘The proprietors deem it unnecessary to write lengthy articles the merits of (his invaluable medicine, as its 100,000 friends ow York and the Atlantic cities cheerfully certify itas the and only remedy for the complaints above named, asserting ind their families will constantly keep a supply, it jeful and ready cure. ratefully unite in at stofore seemed without rem Fors: it Proprietor’s GeneJal Depot, retail aud whole- saiv, 323 Broadway, 2 doors above the Hospital, where agents in the City and at a distance wil be apis on libel rms. Al- so at th it Mepot 294 Walautstreet, Philadelphi am this city Seneral in be erally " value, in 3 Dr. reet, Troy; T. M. Tousay, Syracuse; H. G. Fowler, 3 Coleman & Co., Bagalo; Ww. Ww. Q Fi Mi ‘ores, Washingto ore; F.Heugh, Fredericks bu Uhio; B. Easterly, St Louis feasts. W. & H Stillwell, W Kk Meee tis, FiO Hutchinsoa, Aoronto, C: We! Beene ns ON BARTINE RCO, $23 Broadway. ft Laaaie’ MYERS & CU., 33 Stone street, have ast 5 Pre ed per ships Epervier aud Sea, the underinentioned ~audies ‘Otacd, Dupuy & Co. in half pipes, pale and dark vintages, 1840 to 1844 onvemort & Beker, do do do. Wildsiets Gibe ten cole, "Trocmne k'tades cane. epietd entitled to debentur ibm aaue fos hn*r UNTLEMEN OF NEW YoRK——iy GUAIOSIAL Hose AND ALMOND sfftivd CREAMS, oy seer in America or Europe Ne per> filtuse nny other afte Enmollient Pato. Tet, ut, the very beat. G le trial. f do not more to co) Malo whotesal JULES HAUEL’S Perfumery and Chemical Store, 46 South Third street, Philadelphia, and by my agents:—J. B, Jaquemod, No. 415 B: A. rtault afayert Bazaar, Nos. 149 and 151 Broadway; A. Milan, SOW conver of Cedar aid. William streets. Freminms awarded at the Frouklin ustitate. 036 Imtre Be Hy PEARLY WA i TOOTH PASTE is early whiteness it gives to the JULES HAUELS, Practical Chemist and Perfumer, ’ ae Baird wt yp te allay ¥ nad by my agents:—J, B. Jeequemod, No A. Artaul eta, Bassas, Noe , 169, and a Wil tan We ceed cats taakt JAMES A SWAIN AILOR, 52 Broadwa, . CARLTON HOUSE. NEW YORK, Colle: , 1845. EALED PROPOSALS. th Sipsparimst wail dh unto : ee otek handlery, Ser, % | bereguired forthe usoof the United States Revenue Bteciney d fnited Sta and Boats, which | be employed in this District, du: the year commencing the Ist January next, as per follow’ fale A Martine spikes, steel, Anchors and ked Reeeee ay Pret ene Adzes, shipwrig! it, each acd coopers’ copper, each Axes, broad, each ** wood, eac Augurs, set Almanac, nautical, each Anvil, Ib ‘Awls, brad, doz Nails, iron, wror 4 er Boat Hooks, copper, each —_| Needles, sewing, aas’d doz iron, each eal, | don Buckets, deck, _ — martine,doz cedar, each Nippers, each “ sheetiron, Ib Brushes, scrubbing, each Oakum, Ib h Oil, sperm, winter strained, gal “ «summer, gall “ tinseed; boiled fal «raw, gal oli quart all corn, ‘doz i ash, feet Bunting, a!l colors, full width, |‘ ‘spruce, feet pie Buatiny eel. card, each ints, black lead, Ib r white ‘lead. in oil, le ‘ietion rollers, per ground, Ib ineh, per sheave “ redlead*! Blocks, iron bushed, per inch, | Parcelling, yd rer sheave Paper, sheathing, ream ream ‘* envelope, quire “sand, assorted, doz Pump,tacks, copper. thousand ‘ iron, thousand Pitch, ae t Planes, jointer, each te jack,each Smoothing, each fore, each ‘large, and fixtures, each Bits boring, each eae Barometer, each Palms, mounted, each Cordage, tarred hemp, patent, Ib Palm irons, each $ Cordage, tarred hemp, bolt ordage Plates, Queen’s ware, dinner ope, Ibs ner, doz Cordage, Mauslla, Ibs do do desert, doz Cables, hemp, ewt do do dishes, as. | ‘ehain, ibs a sorted, each Copper, sheet, Ibs Priming wire, each Zhalk, lbs Powder , copper, each Chalk lines, piece Port fire, staves, ash, each Chigsels, assorted, set Passing boxes, leather, each cold, each Powder, cannon, Il Candies, sperm, Ib Compasses, brass, 10 inch, e’h boat.each pan i, Ib h Les, COPper, CAC! Pump, hand, copper, each carpenter’s,each | Prickers, Canyass, Holland's AA, bolt | Plucers:'enel N*" American hemp,bolt | Packing hooks, Ibs ‘Corton, No.2, yd | Packing yarn, hemp, Ibs “ “No. 6,yd_ | Rules, carpenter, two feet, Cont Lahigniouiversesion) | Bemnervan h Joal, Lehigh, delivered, ton | Rammers and sponges, Cook's Ladies, each Rotton Stone, 0 Curtains, moreen, made up, 8 “yal Scrapers, gan, each Cips Scrapers, cast steel, each and Saucers, Queen's , doz, position, Ib wrought, Ib Spikes, com} wR, in plated, set bs: cut, walnut,’ cach Cranes for boats, 1b Coffee Mifls, each oilers, exch Cannister fo aul, each Screw Be ch Zotton, waste, poke ave rac! Coal Scraper, each ‘Squares, iron, each D “small, each Deck Lights, patent, each Duck, ravens, heavy, bolt Hight, bole imperial, bolt “cotton, bolt Drum, piece Drawing Knives, piece tb q Shot boxes,’ ench Shot round, 1o Emery,lb *“ caunister, Ib i Ww setts, ench Files, hand saw, each Sounding rods, each “* wood rasps, each Stones, grin eacl Funnel, wood, water, exch see oly, each ying pans, each ‘get, each fe. each Scuttle Butt, 60 galls, each Flints, hund Seales and weight, set inder, yd Stoppers, claw. lb Foepv esd batty , Slotes, eacl ‘orge an tet each Bledge, ec h Giue, Tbs Gimlets, assorted, doz Giue Pot, piece Gridiro “cotton, Ib Thimbles, open'and welded,Ib Tallow, tir ‘Tar, gall : Turpentine, white, bbl spirits, gall Tormentors, cook's, each Thread, assorted colors, Ib Towels, damask, yard ‘Tureen and Ladle, block tin, eac Tumblers, cut glass, doz Table Spoons, Gerninn silver, Hammers, clat Ib each oz pump, euch Tea Spoons, German silver, Tiveting, each chipping, each anchi vi lox Table cloths, linen, yard in measures, set Tube boxes, leather, each Tubes, quill, doz Track leading, brass, each Fer, mauls, eac! ‘ape lines, 100 feet, each Tea kettles, iron, each copper, eae! Ink, writing, quart Trampets, brass, [b Irous, hand, Yb "tin, each feet, Ib ‘Thermometers, brass, each * caulking, each 0 in, eae Tongs, blacksmith’s, Ib Sank, 1b : v Varnish, copal, gall Kids,copper, hooped, each wt Bright, alt ack, Leather, iguing, Ib Vice, hand, 1b pamp, Log lines, hank 1 { Woedy cake, sawed and deli- ‘anterns, Signal, copper, each | vered, cor iam aad Wood, birch, sawed and deli- “deck, each vered, cord Litharge, Ib ‘Wood, maple; sawed and deli- Lead lines, deep sea, 120 fath- oms, each fi low birch, sawed “hand, each ed, 60} Ke black, Ib hite birch, sawed and Leads, sounding, |b cord Ladles and worms, each Lamp, binnecle, each Loxgerheads, Ib od, pine, cord spruce, cord emlock, cord umber, white pine, clear, | Whitin foot renches, wood, each Lumber, plonk, foot Tiron, Ib Log Reel, eacl Water cask, oak, 60 gallons, Lamp-black, Ib acl Water breakers, oak, 15 gal- Jons, eac! Wick, lamp, lb refers, idders will transmit their proposals sealed to the Secretary of the Treasury, Printed lists of the above articles will be fammished to ship chandlers, upon application at this office. aur eath C. W. LAWRENCE, Collector. [ADVERTISEMENT] CUSTOM HOUSE, NEW YORK, Collector's Office,’ December, 1815. ALED PROPOSALS will be received at the Treasury mE. S Department, until the 24th instant, for the supply of rations to the petty officers and seamen of the United States Revenve Steamer Spencer, for the term of one year from the ist day of January next, Bae . The ration for the revenue service is the same as that allowed in the naval service, omitting the liquor, and consists of the ar ticles enumerated in the following table, to wit: Ibjoz | Ibs. of | ounces of | hf pints of Fy Days ofthe Week. ii rae | & igus Eley iiss See RRA Am aS Sunday... ‘ 1 M1 Monday, ince dane Tuesday... 21 ER Wednesday, Tom ae Thursd Mm 4M Te u2ie 4 1 u 1&1 Per week. 63% 319% 27422 1 ‘The rations to be of good aud wholesome quality, to 1 proved by the Collector; and the different articles comp! Cd the rations, to be detivered on borrd the vessel in good andsut cient cask® and vessels, to be provided by the contractor, aud etly marked on each. fer, and hish, upon reasonable not fei be requi: the captain of the vessel; with the approbation of the ¢ tor (uot exceeding upon an average, one day iN ea sch fea meat, aud fresh veyetabics, as may be equ the corresponding parts Of the ration allowed. iu the w vige- Persons sing will transmit their bids sealed to the See the Treast ary of made" CW. LAWRENCE, Collector INVIGORATOR. REMEDY for all disenses incidental to the Hair, and its Hes a ae Rid baldaess is not beyond the § i rents. . ia bey Is D. Gat Ayer & Ph lan, 96 Broad street, Columban Gay, Tut: fle, comer of Tenth and Chesnut, streets, Philnd e, corner of Court and Hi ockrow, 4 Beaver street, Alb ule » Brook! 3M. 8, 35. Tousey lyracase, Hote}, 8. C.; Gorton Anders oice, New Falta ot ists, Hudson, N. Y. iy cAgente=ti8 Diviaion stieei, opposite Ludlow, N, Y.; J.&T. ny ry, No. We Hud street, corner of Spring, N. e Fancy Store, No. 178° Grand atreet; A. B. Sands k Co. 273 Broadway; Dr. Carroll & Co* Ni urray street dl Im*ec SIC. PRIVATE PARTIES ATTENDED { Boston, Dec. 22, 1845. Forefathers’ Day—The Common Council and Ben- son Leavitt—Mr. Murdoch's Benefit and Presen- | | tation of a Sword—Lewis Josselyn and the Cown- ed | ty Committee—Bold and Daring Robbery—Small | Por—Sale of Real Estate, §c. | | To-day is the anniversary of the landing of the | Pilgrims at Plymouth, or as it is generally called in | | the Old Colony, “ Forefathers’ Day.” It will be ce- | lebrated this year with unusual pomp and cere- | ; mony, and many distingushed men are ex-| | pected to be present, though it is now said | that Mr. Webster and Mr. Calhoun, who were late- | ly announced as among the expected guests, will not be inattendance. The weather is cool and bracing, and I understand that a large delegation have gone from this city. A train of cars was to leave New Bedford ear! this morning, lam told, for this city, where they. will wheel on to the Plymouth track and proceed to the festi- val. Such is the revolution which railroads have achieved in travelling. Plymouth is about 40 miles from New Bedford, but instead of going directly, the New Bedford folks come to Boston, a distance of 60 miles,end then fo to Plymouth, 40 miles, making in all 100 miles, which they travel by railroad in preference to going 40 miles by stage. Since the election of Mr. Quincy to tho office of Mayor a resolve has been introduced in the C»mmon Council to pay Benson Leavitt, Esq., who, as chairman of the Board of Aldermen, performed the duties of Mayor for a con- siderable length of time, the same salary which is given to the Mayor. After some discussion and delay, this re- solve was rejected by a vote of 32 to 11, and Mr. Benson Leavitt, the head of the Native American clique, must take pay for his valu ices in the gratitude of posterity, where it is presumed he will recei muneration. Ono of the penny papers, not this vote, suggests that Mr. Leavitt ought to something tor the trouble and botheration h If justice were done, many office holde1 rides called uponto “fork over” in the same way for the same reason. The small pox prevails in this city to some extent, and some deaths from that loathsome disease have come to my knowledge, though very little is said about it. The alarm and dismay which formerly attended the breakin, out of this disorder, and which have been the cause o! some queer proceedings in times past, are not witnessed now, and perhaps never will be again. A very valuable Jot of land on Tremont street, pur- chased not long since by the Boston Atheneum for the purpose of erecting thereon a spacious building for their own accommodation, was sold at auction on Saturday lost for $6 67 per foot. The lot contains 16,375 feet, mea- sures 104 feet on Tremont street, and brought the round sum of $109,291 25, being a considerable advance on its cost. It was bought by Mr. T. J. Lobdell, an extensive speculator in zeal estate. The manageps of the Athonw- um have secured another lot, which will answer their purpose about as well, and which cost much less, Mr. Murdoch’s benefit, on Friday night, was a bumper and passed off well. In the interlude between the plays the presentation of a dress sword to Mr. M. took place on the stage. It wasagift from his friends and admirers, who took that occasion to express their feelings. Isaac H. Wright, Esq , formerly editor of the Bay State Demo- erat, now Navy Agent, presented the swerd, accompa- nied by a speech, to which Mr. Murdock replied in ap- propriate terms. ‘The papers of this morning amore full account of this theatrical incident than th- limits of my sheet will allow. It may be proper to remark that the presentation of this sword has no connection what- ever with Gon. Cass’s resolutions for putting the coun- try in a state of defence. ‘he political waters continue to be somewhat ruffled in these“ diggins.” In addition to the sparring between Morton and Henshaw, a correspondent of the Washing: ton Union, who signs “ Marker,” has come in conflict with the democratic county and ward committees, for Suffolk. This correspondent, who is generally under- | stood to be Lewis Josselyn, Esq., ouce editor of the Buy | State Democrat, but now an office holder in the Custom | House, charged the committee aforesaid with being dis- affected on account of appointments to offize in this State, by the national administration, and with doing nothing, and worse than nothing, to organise the party and bring out its strength at the recent election; the consequence of which was, that the democratic vote in | this city was only about half as large as it was last yea To these charges the committee made a formal reply through the columns of the Union, which has in called out “Marker,” in substantiation of his original allegations. Thus we go—pulling and hauling, fightin and scratching, criminating and recriminating, and al because we have so many disinterested patriots who are willing to serve their country for pay! We had one of the coolest robberies here, on Saturday evening, that ever came to my knowledge. About nine o'clock, the store of W. P. McKay & Co., watchmakers, 52 Milk street, was robbed of a small show case full of gold watches. Mr. McKay, and three other persons, were in the store at the time. ‘he robbers first barred the front door outside, by running a piece of iron hoop through the handle, and then one of them dashed his hand through the window, seized the case and fled. One of the inmates of the store at- tempted to catch the case as the robber was taking it, but without any better success than cutting his hand with the broken glass. Before the store could be got open, the robbers, three in number, succeeded In getting are valued at $1600, and a reward of $200 is offered for the recovery of the property and the detection of the thieves. Axnany, Dec. 21, 1845. The Christmas Festival—Opening of the Legislature — Beauty in Albany—-Political Affairs—The Weather—The Governor’s Message. Christmas, the festival of the Christian church an- nually observed in memory of the birth of our Sa- viour, is just upon us, and every body seems to be vieing with each other as to the amount of happi- ness they shall enjoy on this blessed day. Mammas are out shopping for their little ones, and old Santa Claw carolling his Christmas canto preparatory to making h descent through the chimneys upon the little stockings hung up in projusion about the mantel-shelves. Hilarity is the order of the day, and ten thousand hearts beat in unison, in love and thanksgiving to that kind Providence who so bountifully and continually showers unnumber- ed blessings upon us. Oh, may the houseless, homeless pyor have the wherewithal on this sncred day to make 1s heart glad—may the altar of peace and plenty be reared on that day in every hamlet in the land, and may the sorf and the king have occasion to be sensible of the codness and beneficence of Him who is eur common father—who is God. The Houses will not assemble until the first Monday in January, which will be on the 5th of that mosth. A number ‘of members have arrived, who will probably zealously co-operate with the citizens in the celebration of the holydays. Meetings will be held in all the churches on Christmas eve, and all sects and creeds will unite in the solemn observance of this sacred season. ‘The foreign news by the Acadia, in the Herald of y terday, is read with much interest. ‘The news will have a tendency to allay the war panic; the effect upon the markets is very slight, and holders of flour are waiting for the opening of the British ports before they com- mence extensive operations. A few barrels changed hands yesterday, but dealers are rather averse to any- ing 'y. Sunday—there is not a fleecy cloud in all #, and the bright sur upon the city. The citizens are dow on their way to the various score of bells are pealing their solemn funeral c and their heavy boomin heart with the holiness ofthe hour. Here goes a bevy of Usegprieel fey with their “ shades” in requistion to keep the sun off their lovely faces and, perhaps, just in their wake a zealous duenna is keeping watch over their“ de- vious way.” Probably, no city in the Union, of the same extent, can furnish more beauty and grace, and wit and female love- liness than Albany; and the man who is fortunate enough to bask in the loving glances of their dreamy eyes is blest —supremely blest. They all love to read the Herald, they love its tone, its policy, and its unrivalled and unappro.ch- able entreprendre; @ little farther on I see a company of young gentleman’ with some varnished sticks—ergo, rat- tans—in their gloved hands. Their maniere is peculiarly distingué, and their haughty bearing bespeaks pre- tensions to those characteristics, which particularly distinguish the aristocracy. A dandy with an enormous moustache, and an imperial for a pedestal, cleo. this snaneiee 1% procession, with purposes and thoughts so widely different. John Van Burei about him. His ‘sound deeply impresses the friends begin to feel some anxiety tin the United States Supreme Court is closed, and there is no business which must rily detain him at Washington, except it be for jon, or to insti ute a ish ‘stated preach- a” in that city. Several en in this city, ‘d to express their surprise yesterday, at his prolong- It will rm weather, to open the river. has become perfectly fi out eighteen | inches thick. Heavily loaded sleighs cross with safety. | | | The thermom ranged for several days past from en above ze! ‘The municipal laws of this city of Albany are entirely different from those of any other city, it indeed, they have any here at all. I might point out a dozen distinctions if I chose ; but one will answer. Tho prin- cipal street in this city, (State street,) is completely | jammed with stationary horses and sleighs with wood, and auction nda, and beef and poultry carts, and | every other imaginable vehicle, from the Capitol down | to Broadway, on every tolerably fair day. Furniture of | every description, hoxes, and Datrels, and bates, block | up the street, and some five hundred pe lars causes, is heard the voice of the auction ‘going, going, gone.” This state of | things makes pedestrian: {rie J ferous, as of course ; | and itis utterly impossible to drive a cutter cr sleigh through the crowd. State street is consequently avoided by sleigh parties, and the “ use and occupation” of it is conceded to these men. have before. snnounced. to | Governor Wright's m national in its character, you. It was completed. on Friday, and is ready for | delivery an soon as the House go into session. it as | as long as the moral law. Governor Wright will allude particularly to the Anti-rent rebellion, and to the mea- sures which have been taken for its suppression. He will assign @ number of reasons for the commutation of the of the leaders, and he will recommend pro- ¢ will be very broad and | M out of the reach of their pursuery. The watches | | our principal city theatres, and ho; above the din which a collection of | fo ORNIN Fancy. The Concord Courier states that the majority pine Woodbury, for member of Congress from the | fale district, New Hampshire, according to the official returns, is twenty-two hundred and three. The Judges of the Su) the q ‘ourt of the State, to whom was referred mn whether a plurality elects on the third trial, decided the question in the negative. The shoe dealers in Worcester have agreed to close their shops every evening at 6o’clock. John Cook, of Wrentham, Mass., has been in- dicted in Norfolk county, for seduction. The Superior Court is now in session in Dover, N.H. On Wednesday last, we understand a writ of ha- beas corpus was served, in the case of Andrew Howard, under sentence of death, who was napsioent to July next, by Gov. Steele, last month. It was based om the ground that no evidence appears that the Governor iu this mat- ter acted ‘by and with the consent of the Council,’ which the constitution of the State requires. ‘The result we have not heard, but it is not un ikely Howard will be discharged.”’ A Seminole Chiet is preaching in Pittsburgh, Pa. At Stockbridge, Mass., the dwelling house of John C. Morgan was burnt on the night of the 16th inst. Mr. Morgan rushed into that part of the building where his papers were, for the purpose of saving them, and was consumed. A wife and seven children are leit to mourn his dreadful death. The Feeiasina of Chicago is 12,088. This shows indeed a fapid growth—for it was a few years since that the foundation of the place was laid. The whole State prosents a like great augmentation of population— reaching to full 200,000 since 1840, and making the en- tire number over 700,000. Cook county, in which Chi- ‘cago is situated, contains 21,581 inhabitants. Professor Bush is lecwring in Providence, K. J, The apatite of South Carolina has appropria- ted $30,000 for the purchase of food for the suffering dis- tricts in the upper country, where the failure of introduced into the Legislature, to abolish capital punish- ment in cases of forgery and counterfeiting, and to sub- stitute for death, whipping and imprisonment for a term of years. Eight trips a day are made each way between Troy and Greenbush, N. Y. Tho river is crossed by means of a sleigh, from the steamboat office at the foot of State street. The sleigh ride is free—fare on the road 12} cents. A man named Robert McCleren, wax scalded on Saturday afternoon, in Philadelphia, by falling into a vat of boiling liquor, at the Pig’s boarding’house, on the river Schuylkill. Mr E, Dangerfield, of Fredericksburg, Va., coi mitted suicide last week by taking corrosive sublimate. A German laborer was killed in Milwaukie, oa the 8th inst., by a small piece of frozen earth falling on his head from a bank. A fire eccurred in Rochester, on the night of the 18th, wb resulted in the destruction of the buil: q and the death of three children of Mrs. Nancy Roberts — The circumstances are, as near as we can loarn, that she resided in the same house with Mra. Knox, and that she dren, lodged in the chamber ef the house. Mr ing awakened by the crying of her infant, disc smoke in the room, and immediately ran down stairs to discover the cause, and found that the house was on fire: she returned and snatched her infant and threw it out of the window. She again returned, but having left the door open, the upper part where the children were asleep, was by this time densely filled with smoke After groping about for some time, ste finally came in contact with a girlof Mrs. Knox, which she -upposed to bo her eldest boy, and threw her ont of the window also. children, for some time she lost sight of the window, and concluded that they must perish in the flames, and felt adrafi of air from the window, and making towards it escaped. She then made an inquiry for her children, and not finding them, search was made in the building and the lifeless bodies of two of her children were dis: covered. She was still in great suspense as to the fate of her eldest boy, who was nowhore to be found. After the fire was extinguished search was made, and his Ji lens body waa brought to her, increasing, if possible, hei anguish. he proceeds of the Rochester tea party, for the benefit of the orphan asylum, amounted to over $400. An application is to be made to the legislature, at its next session, for a division of Erie county, the new county to be composed of Buffalo, Black Rock and To- nawanda, The question of constructing a rai'road from Sy- racuse to Rochester, to run parallel with the canal, is not only agitated with sober earnestness, but is really in contemplation. An application will be made to the le- gisiatuie for a charter, early the coming session. The Right Rev. Bishop Potter, of Philadelphia, met with a Serious accident on Sunday, by which oue of his legs was broken. All the Upper Canada papers, as far west as Nia- gara, represent the winter as having set in with great severity and heavy falls of snow. A woman was found frozen to death in Philadel phia, on Monday morning, at a house in Lombard street, William Hickling Webber, sixteen years of age, son of Capt. John A. Webber, of the U. 8. army, now at Watertown arsenal, Massachusetts, and grandson of the late President Webber, of Harvard Univerity, was killed by a fall from the mizen topsail yard of the ship Wood- side, of Boston, at the mouth of the Hoogly river, in September PeRiLs oF THE Express Conpuctors.—On Friday Kennebec river, expecting to get a usual pass by the steam ferry boat at Bath. The river was frozen, and the pf boat did notrun. The mail contractor, with the conductors of Jerome & Co’s E:xpress, and Gilman’s Ex- press, attempted to cross the river in arow boat. The: had succeeded in slowly making their passage throug! the ice about half way across the river, when the boat was jammed between two huge cakes of ice, and nearly capsized. The tide being strong at the time, the boat ‘some three miles, where she lay from eight o'clock in the morning until three o'clock in the afternoon, ever; eftort being made in tho ‘meantime to force her through the ice by breaking it up at the bow of the boat, until the three persons were wet and covered with ‘ice. Young Mower, of Jerome & Company’s Express, broke through the, ice into the river, and changing his stockings, his boots were ‘so much frozen as to render it impossible to get them on.— Finding all efforts to make a passage abortive, the mail contractor took to the ice, thin as it was, and crawled or rather slipped his body, over the cracking ice, with the water oozing up about him, and thus reached the shore. Young Mower followed, pushing his boots and valise ahead, and then slipping himself up to them, and at length gained the shore. The conductor of Gilman's Express followed. Mower was obliged to walk two miles with only stockings upon his feet, and froze his toes and heels. One foot of the o' conductor was frozen. The distance perilously passed upon the ice was about a mile, and within five minutes after they gained the shore, the ice broke up where they had ed, carrying the valises and mail bags down the river, where the boat was recovered the next day and got on shore.—Bangor Whig, Dec. 19. Mavxacers anp Actors.—Now that our principal theatres are doing a successful and lucrative business, it seems to us that the limited and un- aly low salaries affixed to each particular actor, should be advanced to the corresponding successful exertions of those managers with whom they are cruaeed These low salaries were predicated upon the shocking bad business done in our theatres, some two or three years since, when the manager was unable to fulfil his engagements. The actors, sensibly impressed with this state of things, readily acquiesced in a reduction of about one alf of the sum to be paid them weekly, (and as_understood at ol! time,) during a continuance of bad business only. Notwithstanding, however, the revival in theatri- cals,their salaries remain the same; and some of the most useful and deserving members of the pro- tession are receiving only about from six to ten dollars per week, when in former times these very same * people” were in the receipt of from fifteen to twenty dollars per week. It may be urged upon the part of managers (and actors both) that this isa business in which they have the only legitimate con: trol or government. We contend, however, that the public have a voice in this matter, for they in one display their generous appreciation of the collective merits of the company, or of some peculiar qualifica- tion of some one or more members of the corps dramatique, as to evince their partiality for the com- mendable enterprise of the manager, or tor the gratification of their own tastes and pleasures. We feel justified in exhibiting our views upon this subject, in behalf of some of the most deserving fit by our gratuitous interference. Superior Court. Bofore Chief Justice Jon Dre. 93.—John L, G returned a ‘ "$ Smith —The d verdict this morning. giving mmer, and hitherto fully reported b; y, Jenyth, at a former trial, in which the jury did not was breught Ms fora further, anda renewed investigas tion, this morning. ‘The \estimony produced and the law cited, seemed to 11 doubts as to pantomimic exhibitions being in implicated with theatrical entertainments. irged tl jury a absence, returned a verdict for mooted question therefore, satisiactorily disposed Before Judge Oakley. Harrison ve. Spencer.—This libel suit is still pi the total aboliti of capital punishment in this Uhave strong grounds for believing that he will take this course, =r sd ing, and from indications, will exhaust the enti of the Court. G, DECEMBER 24, 1845. crops has caused the greatest disiress, A bill has been | While roving about the room in search of the rest of her | laid herselt down upon the floor to perish also, when she | last, a clear, sharp cold day, the mail arrived at the | jammed hard and fast in the ice, was carried up the river | sense visit theatrical performances, as much to | andosme back in half an hour; Kenrick and Harper came and established favorites of the public engaged at jabout fifteen or twenty minute pe they may pe fog the first blow and the time her husband w * ti Price Two Cents, Court of Cyer and Terminer. | Before Judge Edmonds, Aldermen Vantine and Brady. , Dee. 23.—After the Court was organised this morn- ing, Judge Edmonds briefly charged the Grand Jury. Honor said the law required that he should charge them in reference to several particular offences that are committed in the community. These were the usury Jaws, election laws, the sale of lottery tickets, and the erection of wooden houses in the city ; but if any others were brought under their consideration, it would be | their duty to pass upon them, He told them that a | | Grand Jury were now in session in the Court of Gene- | ral Seasions, and those and other offences were already brought under their notice, so that it was scarcely ne- cessary for him to make any remark to them on the sub- ject. ‘An offence, however, had been committed since | that jury were sworn, which it was their duty to exa- mine, and it was only tecessary for him to call their at- tention to thet offence. ‘was not, however, apprised of the facts of that case; but they would be laid before | the Jury by the District Attorney ; and it they wished any advice on that case, or any other matter that might be brought before them, that officer would give it. The following are the names of the Grand Jury :—Janes Van Nostrand, foreman ; Thos. M. Brower, Robert Bu am, LS. Benedict, James © g, Philip Embry, nest Fink, Abraham Thornton, Edward Ferris, Wood Gileson, John A. Harriott, Peter Hanley, Joseph Jame- | son, Odell Lockwood, lias ?. Mooney, Daniel Martine, | William Renwick, John M. Seaman, Stephen Skidmore, John P. Truesdell, and Charles Waylett. | | Trial of William Harper for Murder.—The prisoner, | | who is a man of about 26 or 27 years of age, middie | | size, with a stolid, vacant conntenanee, of the lower or- der, was arraigned, and pleaded not guilty. ‘he clerk, Mr. Vandervoort, read the indictmayt, containing severa counts, each varying slightly front? the other, cha the prisoner with having, on the 26th of October last, in Bist street, in the 12th ward of the city of New York, stabbed John George Kimp in the side with a knife, of which wound ne died on the 30th day of the same month. A jury was then sworn, without much difficulty, and the Assistant District Attorney briefly stated the c: the prosecution. He said that George Kimp, the de- | ceased, was proprigtor of a public house on the corner | of the ‘3d Avenue and 3st street. On the evening of | the 25th October, aman entered the bar-room on horse- back, and was remonstrated with by Mr. Kemp, after | which he retired—ho returned svon after, and rode into the bar sgain, followed by the prisoner. ‘The deceased | again remonstrated with him, and while doing so, Kimp was struck a violent blow on the temple, which knocked him down; he then got up and was again struck on the breast by the prisoner, who went outside the door; Krmp | followed him out, and he thon stabbed him with. knife | in the lower part of the belly, of which he died, on the 30th of October. The prisoner afterwards made his es- | | cape up the avenne, but was arrested and brought back; | he subsequently made his escape, and was arrested the | next day, concealed in an o'd house on 33d street. Mr. | Phillips then went on to say that the prisoner had been heard some time before to say that he would have the | life of the Dutchman (meaning the prisoner) before the | end of the week. | Mr. Axoegson, the superintendant of the Alms house, | was the first witnoss called for the prosecution, but did | not answer, and the District Attorney epplied for an at- inst him, which was granted. ne Kime examined by the district attorney— Was the wife of the decen ed; resided at the corner of | sist street and 3d Avenue; went to reside there ubout | two or three we ks before Mr. Kimp’s death; kept por- ter house; her husband was a ship smith; had a shop in Ey E house; there was » bar room and back room on the | ground floor; there were two glass windows on the 3d story; when Eastwood first rode his horse into the bar, Mr. Kimp remonstrated, and desired him to take his | horse away, Eastwood then went away and came back in half an Hour, and again rode into the bar,and said his | horse was a circus horse; Mr. Harp r came back with him, and Fastwood abused Kimp, aud said that wherever his horse was he should be, and swore he | would lick any man that would touch his horse; he then | took off his ssirtto fight Kimp. Mr. Kimp said he did | not wish co be annoyed, nor did he wish to fight, as he | was not a fighting man. Harper was setting ov a | and got upand struck Kimp on the temple, and ran ou | the door ; saw him again i Tsaw him again, my husba: room, where he was Anderson ; the first thing that attracted my attention a | terwards, was, I hearda noise outside the window ked out, and saw the prisoner; there were others | with him ;'I thought from having seen so many outside, | they would break the windows, and went to the door of | the back room and told my husband to go out and shut | them ; he then went out to shut the shutters, and wit- ness followed right behind him ; when Kimp after going | out, took hold of the shutters, Hary breast,aud in aout three minutes after they were clinch. | ed, Kimp called out to witness, and said he was stabbed; | there were no blows passed during the time they were | clinched ; my huaband was standing u told me he was stabbed, and so was Harper. did notleave the back Harper | witness saw the motion of Harper’s arm when her hus. | band was stabbed ; after Harper had stabbed my hus- band, there was a gentleman who keeps a grocery oppo- into his bar on horse back ; he then opened himself and showed the wound, from which his bowels protru- Mr. Anderson was the first ‘hat came to her hus- stance alter ho was stabbed ; at this time, | Harper had run up the avenue; I run after him with | Eastwood, who went with me ; they caught him: about Sor4 blocks up the avenue and brought him back ; when we returned I found my husband in the hands of adoctor. Harper afterwards Cars and witness again with two or three police officers followed and arrested | him at his own house ; it ws between 11 and 12 o'clock when witnese’s husband went out to shut the windows, | Harper nad not been in the house from June to the | night of the 25th October, when my husband was stab- | bed; there was a difficulty between a parcel of | rioters, in the} house, in the month of June; Harper was there, and he then said that before | two weeks was about, he would have the Dutchman’s life, meaning my husband; the day after, Harper came | to the house and wanted liquor, and witness would not | ive it; prisoner then abused me—I called my hus. | | band, who ordered him out, and Harper again said he | | would have my hnaband’s life before a fortnight. | Cross-ecamined—Was married in Broome street; her | husband was a ship smith; she hadn’t lived in the house, | | at the time of her husband’s death, more than a fortnight | —they lived there before, from the month of February | | to the month of July, when they left and went to Har- | lem. They returned there from Harlem about two weeks beforo har husband was stabbed. Is well acquainted | with Eastwood; the first time he came that night he was | alone; he rode his horse into the bar room. ‘The cross- | examination of the witness here ceased-the counsel for | | the prosecution reserving the right to recall her | | Dr. Busrran—Knew John Geo. Kimp; was called in | tosee him on the night of the 25th October; he was ly- | ing on his back in the room, ina state of collapse, from | | a wound in the left side of the abdomen; it was an inch | anda quarter externally, and passed about the same dis- tance obliquely into the cavity of the abdomen; the in- testines protruded several inches; we dressed the wound | | and ordered him to be kept still; saw him next morning; | was pretty much in the same state; it was avery dan- aig wound. Saw him the evening previousto his | death: he was then past recovery; was present at the | post mortem examination, and think thatthe wound | was the cause of his death. We intimated to him, the | day before his death, that the wound was such as he was | not likely to recover from. Atthe time Kimp’s exami- nation was taken, he was perfectly rational; it was tak- en ena Sunday morning. Witness told him the Satar- day night previous that he was dangerously ill. Cross-rzamined —Witness gave direction to keep the | patient very still and im a particular position ; wit- | ness thinks his directions were not complied with; when he next saw him he was sitting up and the bandages par- | tially loosened ; from those circumstances ho thinks his directions were not complied with ; thinks that death | was produced by internal hemorrhage ; has seen worse | cases cured ; u reaction took place two or three di after the wound was given ; there was a possibility of | recovery, but the chances were agai ; there was | no considerable external bleeding ; there might be little external oozing ofthe blood. | Direct resumed.—Made the post mortem ex- amination with Dr. Cooper ; he died from a strangulation | | ofthe os, although they were not wounded; but | a wound im the abdomen is alway # dangerous. At this stage of the proceedinga,the court took a recess until halfepast 4 o'clock. EVENING SESSION. | C¥eseewamination of Mrs. Kimp resumed —Her house | was on the south-westerly side ef the avenue; the door | o on the street was near the bar; when [ said we kept public house, 1 meant we kept lodgers and | soldliquor;there\were no lodgers in the house at the time; was ia the bar when Eastwood rode into the bar room; ‘the color of the horse he rode was black; he was not at the house bef re that evening; there was no person with at the time; after he came in he got off the horse's » and dravk at the bar; be did not treat any one cise; husband ordered the horse out; he then went away | back with him the second time; when he first came in and alit, he aguin gave the horse a cut of the whip to | make h.m show his points—the second time there was treating between the persons then in the bar, and Har- T was asked to sing—there was no dispute between Kita and the prisoner, until the prisoner struck him—it ‘was the secon astwood come to the house that fight—the first blow that prisoner gavo her husb: ith his fist—thore was atween thejtime of giv. | tabbed + per was outside at the windows all the ¢ ‘wite | y persons wore thero at the | stabbed, tl i followed by witn jut four blocks from the house- annot tell how mai resisted being Direct examination resumed.—Had a conversation with her husband previous to his death ; she knew from that con’ was fully aware of hi nd for ich she did, and then requested her mother to tal of his chi Justice Roome, examined.—Is a police magistrate; w: called on the morning of the 26th to go and take the de- Ceased’s deposstion; went and bad a conversation with the deceased, in which he stated that he was ina very dangerous condition ; he was told ko by the hysiciav, and from the nature of the wound and the he was in, he said he had no hope‘of was petfectly sano at the time; witness then pi led to take his deposition; his wife, Mr. George An- fter buy coed the defendants, ‘This long’| derson, the prisoner, and several others were present ; witnes: ed to the prisoner that he was then about to take the examination of the wounded man, who had charged him, the prisoner, with inflicting the wound, | at as soon as he had done with the direct examina. | tion, he,,the prisoner, might put any question he wished | Tea gd Rector street; the house in 3d Avenue was a three story | about twenty minates; antl | ting with Mr. Kendiick and Mz. | struck him on the | pat the Kime he | | had my husband clinched round the waist at the time ; | | site, asked Kimp what he was struck for; my husband in | \ answer said, what would he do toa man that would ride | bring# ap action 0 recover ope to him; the prisoner very well, but put no question to him ; there was a subsequent examination by the Co- roner, when Mr. Darr, the prisoner's counsel, was pre- sent and cross-examined Kimp and the other witnesses at great length. N. B. Monrrorp, examined.—Reduced the deposition now produced, to writing: precisely in the same state now that it was then ; hada conversation with the deceased previous to his death ; when the question was Ee to him by Justice Roome, relative to his situation, eard him say, in substance, that he could not recover ; he was told so by the physician he was perfectly sane at the time ; the pan ns now produced are the panta- loons mentioned in the deposition, and were exhibited at the time of taking it. Epmunp G. Rawson, city Coroner, examined.—Male an ante mortem examination ; the prisover and his coun- sel wore present ; the deposition was again read over, and Kimp was re-sworn and cross-examined by Mr. Dar at great length ; the deposition now produced is the one taken ; there were other persons sworn at the time and cross-examined by Mr. Darr. The deposition taken at the ante mortem examination was read, and confirmed the testimony of Mrs. Kimp. The testiiony of Justice Roome and others attached to the police, was given in. The pantaloons worn by the deceased at the time, and the coat, pantaloons and shirt worn by the prisoner were exhibited to the Jur; pantaloons had a cut made by a knife; the prisoner's coat had blood on the t sleeve and breast ; tl so had blood on the breast, and the pantaloons had blood on the right side. Police officer Panurvs: testified that he arr soner at his own house ; his wife came to the door, in answer to hia inquiry, said her husband was within = when Perrine went in, he fouad Harper engaged in washing the blosd off his face; there appeared to be @ mark over his eye, and his face was bloody ; took him to Kimp’s house ; prisoner looked at the wound, and turned round ai id be must have something to drink ; ongoing to the station house at Jefferson ‘er asked Harper how he came to do it: whe prisoner replied there was an old grudge between them. J. Axpeason sworn—Is suverintendent of the o door poor ; knew the late John George Kim his house the night he was ‘stabbed, and remained t all night ; when witness first went in, there was a mixed company there ; there was some littl drinking ; shortly after witness went in, Eastwood came there and rode his black horse into the bar room ; Mr. Kimp several times requested him to take hig horse outside the door, and he did so; thinks he came in with the horse three times ; saw Harper there; he came in company with - wood; Kimp was eating some oysters at the time; Eastwood arked witness if he wished to hear a good song, as Harper could sing witness said it was late, and it was time for them allto go home. East- wood, however, insisted upon having the song, and Harper sung two or three. Eastwood drove in his horse again, and Kimp remonstrated, aud said if he wished to put him in the stable he would be taken care of, but he should not be in the bar-room ; the horse was then taken out, and shortly after witness beard Kimp say, “ Bill Harper,why do you strike me?” Witness was at this time in the back room, and got up and came out, and saw Kimp and Harper, and two or threo others, go out towards the stoop. Kimp returned, and he said he wished such people would never come to his house ; in about fiiteen or twenty minutes, Kimp and his wite went out to close the window shutters ; Mrs. Kimy immedi- stely retuined, and said that George was staobed ; he then went out and found Kimp on the side walk, and ask- | ed him who done it; he said,“ Bill Harper,” and asked | me to hold him or he’d fall Harperimmediately passed | by, and Kimp recognized him, and said, ‘ there is the | dam scoundrel that done it; let me fall, and follow him.” | Mrs. Kimp and some others followed him and arrested him ; witness then took Kimp into the house and went for a physician. The witness was cross examined at great | Jength, but nothing to shake his direct testimony was | elicited. The case for the prosecution was closed with | the testimony of this witness. | Mr. Beicrer briefly opened for the defence. He did not deny the killing of Kimp, but ho said he would sat- istactorily show to the court and jury that the prisoner did it in tis own defence ; he would also show that the | deceased was a man of herculean strength, and was at the timo of the affray rushing et the prisoner, and that to save himself from the deceased, he gave the stab, which ended so fatally. Mr. Belcher continued at some length to state the law applicable to cases of the kind now under consideration, and concluded, by insisting that the jury could not come to any other conclusion than that it was justifiable homicide or chance medley. Joun Mason, examined for the Defence.—Knew tho de- ceased; knew his house; “knows the prisoner; saw him on the night of the 25th of October last, ding on Kimp’s stoop in the 34 avenue; did not see Kimp there; spoke to Harper; saw Mr. and Mrs. Kimp come from the corner of the house; Mrs. Kimp said to her husband, “that’s the one now, you ought to lick him—and if you don’t, you ought to be licked yourself.” Kimp then went to beat Harper; Mrs. Kimp catched him by the 3 of the head, and dragged him backwards on the side- | walk; Kimp then boat him while he was down. Shortl: | after Kimp went on the stoop, and said he was stabbed; Harper was then lying on the walk; he afterwards ran up the avenue, followed by Mrs. Kimp and Eastwood, | whu brought him back. Cross-eramined —Is a block and pump maker; does not work regularly at it; has not done any thing for the last three months; had a little falling out with his boss; might goiowork if he liked; has no property but what he earns by his daily labor; knows Harper for a long while | went to see him in prison, because he knew him: prit | soner’s lawyer called on witness, and had a conversa. | tion wihhim. The remainder of the cross-examina‘ion | was of no importance. After it was finished, the court adjourned to half past 10 o'clock morning. in the sitting of the court yesterday morning, the Dis- trict Attorney handed up the Commercial Advertiser to the court, and called the attention of Judge Edmonds to an article in that paper. After some private conversa- tion between them, the matter was dropped. The Judge, when the court was about taking a recess, again alluded to the subject, animadverting with great severity on the article in that paper, as calc iated to mislead the publio mind, and in some measure to frustrate the ends of pub. lic justice. the pri e 2 in Chancery. Before Vice Chancellor M’Coun. 23—Decisions.— Mary Ann Bruen vs. George W. ‘This case came up on demurrer, which was Dee Bruen. | overruled by the Court, with accompanying costs—the defendant having 20 days to reply. Charles Wilkes vs. George Wilkes —This case was like- wise brought up on demurrer, to a bill filed in order to compel the delendant to give up the possession of a me- morandum, given by the complainant to Horatio Wilkes. | ‘The Court submitted that the defendant was entitied to | possession of that bill: therefore, the demurrer is well taken, and the bill denied with costs. John Hewitt et als vs. Charles and George Beldin —This was an application for costs ina bill of discovery, filed by He The Court state that this is not a case in which the complainants are of right excused from pay- ing the defendants their costs, and so de:ermined. The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge vs. James Harper ¢t als.—This case, brought up on excep- tious to the master’s report, which report being confirm- ed, the exceptions were of course overruled. Robert Buchan vs. Palmer Sumner.—In° thi Peter Naylor obtained a judgment in the Superior © against the defendant in this suit, which one of the offi- cers of the county clerk docketed Sumner Palmer, instead of Palmer Sumner, and on that ground, the complainant, who is also a judgment creditor, insists upon @ priority. His Honor himself bound to give effect to the judg- ment, the error having been the act of a public officer, and not by the defendant, his attorney, or solicitor. The complainant is, therefore, entitled to the priority. John Turner ex rel, gc. vs. James Zeiss et als.—This case is one*regarding some surplus moneys claimed by different parties, and came up on exceptions to a mas- ter’s report. The first exception was overruled, and the clerk directed to pay over the money. The exception made by Vultee, as receiver, was tenable, and must be sustained, as in the opinion of the Court, the judgment obtained by Marsh, was entitled to be paid out of the surplus fund vimos W. Gates vs. Mary Smith.—In this case, the Court ordered that the parties unite in an agreement, to enable the master to settle with the insurance company; and when the money was in Court, under the report of the master, the rights of the pa' y be determined. Benj. Wirght vs. Ezra W. iitite is was an appli- cation for a receiver as by will, and decree of the Assistant Vice Chancellor. But his Honor said he could not entertain the right of the application, and it, there- fore, must be denied with liberty to resume it. case one Common Ple: Before Judge Ulshoeffer. Die. 28.—Valentine Koon vs. Palmer Crary.—Thia was an action to recover damages for assault and bat- tery. The plaintiff is a boot and shoemaker , and the de- fendant is second engineer on board the steam’ oat Em- pire. {t appeared the plaintiff made a@ pair of boots tor the defendant, and in sometime after called at the boat for payment. Some altercation arose between them, and plaintiff tareatened to complain to the captain, where. upon the defendant struck him several blows, injuring him very severely. Thero was no defence, and the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for $100. For plaintiff, Peter Wilson. Cooly Lewis.—In this case, the jury rendered a verdict for $43 46, in favor of the plaintuff, Lotty and wife vs. John Biever and his wife— action for assault and battery—the parties same house in East Broudway. It appears ulty arose between the parties in June last, and the plaintiff and his wife went up stairs to the endant’s room, and a muss was the consequence, Mra. Blever threw dirty water on Mr. and Mrs Lotty, and a general melee occurred, and it was alleged that Mrs. Lotty was badly injured in the affray. Lhe defeudant pleaded no. guilty, end the jury brought in @ verdict, six ‘8 damages aud bix cents costs ‘or plaintiff, H. P. Barber ; for defendant, Mr. McGay. Marine Court. Before Judge Smith. Dre, 23.— Benj. Coffin, by his nex friend, Alanson Nash, 2, Joseph Hampton—The complainant in this Tringe a shone 7 hundred dollars for bie rd schooner ‘‘ Nile,” which sailed from port some months since. The delence contends that this compla‘nunt (« colored boy ot about filteen years of uge,) « 0 receive no consideration Dey ond bis mess-bill,” aod pass ge to the United States —that he was but a supernumerary on board his veseel, confined to no“ watch,” and that what little duty he ertormed was of his own free will and choice. The boy ‘flso, from his own admissions to some two or three of the crew, acknowledged # not to receive any thing for bis services beyond consideration above referred to. Decision to morrow, Court Calendar—Thi , Screnion Court.—Nos. 29, 84, 85, 74, 75, 78, 79, 80, 70, 20, 16, 67, 50, 6, 35, 63, 108, 42, 171, 179, ‘81, 109, 92, 8%,