The New York Herald Newspaper, February 4, 1846, Page 2

NEW YORK HERALD. ——— New York, Wednesday, February 4, 1516. Highly Important from Washington—Re- newal of Negotiations with Eng dl. We have received some private and confidential intelligence from Washington, relative to Cabinet arrangements, and the re-opening of negotiations with the British Minister, respecting Oregon, which is of avery interesting and important character, in the present position of this country, with respect to ourfforeign and domestic affairs. It is now settled, we believe, but how long it will remain so we can no more predict than we can the day of judgment, that no change will take place in the Cabinet, at present. Mr. Buchanan retains his present position as firm as the Rocky Mountains, and will resume the Oregon negotiations—or they have already been resumed—at the same point they were left, and on the like basis that we disclosed some four or five weeks ago, to the wondering world around. The little difficulty, or miff, or cross looks, or askance eyes, between the President and Mr. Bachanan, which gave mse to the recent rus mors, has been, we believe, satisfactorily settled on the basis cf “live and let live,” or the solid foun- dation of “give and take.” During the Cabinet | crisis, when the rumors were falling as thick and heavy as the snow did during the last storm, on Long Island, which impeded our express, several friends of Mr. Calhoun, thinking to catch the fall- ing pear, called on the President, and endeavored to effect the return of that distinguished statesman to the Cabinet, in order to finish the Oregon contro- versy. It seems that these movements alarmed some of the other friends of the Executive, and of Mr. Buchanan; and after some brief explanations, and the evaporation of a box of Havana segars, all difli- culty was made up, and it was agreed that Mr. Buchanan should remain, firm as a rock, in his pre- sent position, and {that all rumors to the contrary were to be indignantly denied, and written down “d—d lies.” Yet, of the general truth of certain facts on which these rumors were founded, which were to lead to the probable retirement of Mr. Buchanan, we have no reason to doubt. They may have been exagge- tated somewhat, in passing from mouth to mouth, or in going through the muddled brains of politicians, in bar-rooms ; but that there was some difficulty, and that such difference grew out of the laws of nature,’ which affect Cabinets, as well as clams and other concrete substances, there is no doubt whatever. It is true the Washingtcn Union, which 18 considered the organ of the Execu- tive, denied, in the most gentlemanly terms, and with the warmth of a Southern sun, the exis- tence of any such movements in any quarter, look- ing to the retirement of Mr. Buchanan; but this very denial, and the gentlemanly temper which it evinced in making the denial, confirms, according to all philosophica! precedent, the truth of the previ= ous rumors. When Mr. Buchanan, last summer, made the proposition to Mr. Pakenham, the British Minister, to divide the Oregon territory by the sensible line of the 49th parallel of latitude, a simi- lar denial was put forward by the! Union, in the same calm and demi-semi-gentlemanly manner. When | Mr. Slidell was sent as Minister to Mexjco, and the | fact leaked out in the newspapers, the Union came out with alike positive, pungent denial. It is mani- fest that the policy of the organ, on all questions, as tar as Cabinet arrangements or negotiations are concerned, 1s to deny “‘ the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth,” of all statements, until they become matter oi history. By those means, those who possess the secret key to the Cabinet mysteries, can tell what 1s going on, and what the Cabinet are about, just as well as he who makes | them. This is the golden rule of interpretation, by which we can always understand Mr. Ritchie; and by this rule, we think there is no doubt that Mr. Buchanan was on the eve of resigning the seals of | office; but on second thoughts, and an ample expla- | nation, it was thought best to stock the cards, to shuffle them again, and to prepare for anew game in diplomacy, and win the odd trick if possible. Such, therefore, is the most authentic iatelligence which we have ascertained relative to the position of the Cabinet. The Oregon negotiation is resumed or about to be resumed)with Mr. Pakenham, and it is about to be lifted {rom that state of abeyance in which it stood when the British Minister attempted to re-open ita few weeks ago—a fact we stated at the time, although it was, according to rule, denied by the Union and several other jour- nals. Indeed, we are very glad that Mr. Buchanan remains in the Cabinet to resume the negotiations, and to go through them and to finish them, in the same spirit of moderation, with the same amount of talent and comprehensiveness of intellect, which have hitherto marked his diplo- macy.- We have therefore every reason to believe that the Oregon negotiation will be settled at Wash- ington ina very few weeks. Nothing of any seri- ous nature will then remain but our affairs with Mexico, and with regard to that country, we would as soon have a bit of war as any thing else. We | think it would be an advantage not only to the Mex- jeans themselves, but to civilization in general, if the Anglo-Saxons were to precipitate themselves into that unhappy country, and give them a few les- sons in the art and science of firm and stable go- vernment, as well as in working their mines ot gold and silver. With these views, and by way of preparation, we recommend the President, the Cabinet, and all Con- gress, to sing the following song, long metre, to the tune of ‘Old Hundred,” “ Molly Carew,” or any other that suits them best, our friend Ritchie» beating time in the orchestra :— Song of the Anglo-Saxons Going South. BY CALEB LYON, OF LYONSDALE. Away! away for Mexico, Dark clouds are lowering there; The bandits have refused to yield Unto a nation’s prayer! And now a lesson we will give, That they must deeply feel— On land our leaden compliments, At sea a row of steel. Away—away for Mexico— There is a chance for fame, And in the Montezuma’s halls To write # victor’s name. Our nation’s insult is too deep Ever to be forgiven, And now we'll teach the Mexicans The shortest way to Heaven. Away—away for Mexico ! That land is passing fair, Whose fadeless vales of verdure lie O’er mines both rich and rare. And if Humbolt tells the truth, There’s billions yet untold, w our treasury Away— for M ico, Now is the golden tine Defend our nation’s honor, And her laurels shall be thine. Ho! warlike spirits of the West, From glorious Michi And fair Ohio's valleys =H m you iskonsan— From Indiane’s foresta~ 3 Come forth and charge the foe, And be your war cry ever, Honor and Mexico! Carolina’s chivalry, aw And Tennesse’s brave boys, And Pei Ivania’s iron men, Arouse from softer joye— There are battles now to fight, And victories to be won— Rouse, ‘neath the banner of the stars, For God and Washington. Tue Hinggyta and HER Maiis.—The mail steam ship Hiberfff,” Capt. Ryrie, left Boston on Sunday afternoon, with seventy-one passengers—sixty-five for Liverpool, six for Halifax, and twenty-five berths taken at Halifax—making, in all, ninety-six. She fake ad nprcbably, the largest mail ever des atche United States: . Sing the Canada mail, Upwardsot Fede letters, and about two hundred bushels wepa- pers Many of these newspapers, as web al letters, contain the rumor ot the withdrawal of Mr. Bue! nan from the State department, and of the probable acceptance by Mr. Calhoun of that high an import- a t — Te will have a very favorable effect in “nglan | OCEAN EXPRESSES TO SANDY HOOK. Weare again uponthe gui vive for intelligence from Europe. The steam-ship Cambria isto leave Liverpool this noon, for Boston, but before arrives, we may reasonably expect several packet ships, including the Massachusetts, to reach this port. PACKET SHIPS TO ARRIVE. Ships. Captains. Days of Sailing. Havre...... Ainsworth. . . Ag Hottinguer Sully... Argo... . Anthony... Dai oe } These splendid ships will each, probably, bring later news of importance from Europe. Indeed, every day’s later news from the other'side of the Atlantic, will be of the highest interest. We intend either to beat, or be beaten, most sbocking- ly, in our efforts to obtain the intelligence from the: packets. We suppose that if we bi it will be by out- Bageous infamy, in the e) es of the atreet press; but as the public like such sort of infamy, we shall only be abused by our amiable contemporaries ; we shall not, probably, be indicted by the grand jury, who were yesterday so ably charged by Mr. Recorder Talmad Our news fleet, commanded by Commodore Sil: and a dozen other able and energetic Commodores, are now cruising from 50 to 300 miles at sea. Burack Maw Systam—Tur McLacutan axp CLIrnEHUGH CorrESPONDENCE.—The recent corres- pondence which has appeared in the public prints , from Charles McLachlan, Esq., ot the Mirror news- | paper, and also from V. Clirehugh, Esq., hair dress- | er, relative to the operations of Templeton, makes as rich and singular a development of the secrets of the black mail system, as practised by the petty jour- nals in this city, as the McKenzie publication did in politics. Mr. Cirehugh is one of the most fashionable hair dressers in Broadway, though not more so than Jim | Grant of Ann street—a man of considerable truth and veracity—and his statement is no doubt entitled to great credit. In his extraordinary letter address- ed to Mr. Bennett, is calmly{and openly revealed, for the first time in this community, the system of black mail operations which he himself had organized in reference to Templeton, in connection with the black mail journals of the petty press in this city. Mr. McLachlan, the author of the'letters addressed to Templeton, asking for the sum of $50, is alsoa man entitled to a large slice of similar confidence and belief. In his correspondence is developed some | of the nice and peculiarly delicate ways of approach- ing a: great artist, when they wish, by mingling threats and conciliation together, like oiland mus, tard in a sauce, to work upon the feelings of the man on whom they wish to make a levy. The Clirehugh and McLachlan correspondence may be considered the first remarkable develop- ment of the black mail system of the New York press. It'deserves, from its originality, and fromits | cuzious character,republication with engravings,and also a complete philosophical analysis, in order that the public may understand it, and particularly so in the present case, for, according to all appearances, this black mail confederacy, having failed in intumi- dating Templeton, or in levying upon him to any amount, are resolved to make a terrible effort to drive him from the stage or from the concert room in this city, and thus to establish by the ultima ra- tio regum, or rather, ultima ratio tonsorum; or phy- sical force, the system of levying sums from fifty to five hundred, dollars, upon great artiste, when they make their appearance in this city, This confederacy, whose names are told to us, are backed and supported by their- newspaper organs, such as the Mirror, the Express, and by two or three of the weekly papers of small and diminu. tive circulation. ‘The whole thing is so curious and | ‘hese facts in view, we ought to continue to trea ready to do his bidding. amusing, as an episodejin the history of the newspa- per press in this city ; and go rich are the letters of Clirehugh and McLachlan, in developing this sys- | tem, that we will take an opportunity to give a phi- losophical, literary and surgical analysisof the whole thing, at an early day. In the meantime, the pros- pect of a great campaign of the Black Mail Alliance against the “‘ Napoleon of Tenors,” is rich and en- couraging to the lovers of war. Templeton will be here in April or May, and then the onset will begin. Lrsets anp Line Surrs.—Some sensible people are very apt to go into a passion at some trifling ma- take, made quite unintentionally, which may appear in the reports of a newspaper, having some refe- Tence to them or their business. In their passion, they go immediately into the business of libels and libel suits, without reflecting upon the consequen- ces. We have before us a singular and,quite amu- sing specimen of this kind of mistake. Several months ago, one of our police reporters made some report bearing upon a very clever and respectable hair dresser in Broadway, near Cham- bers street—Belmire, we think, by name. Mis- takes, such as that which our reporter made, will often happen, in the best of families, as well as in the best of newspapers; but when they do happen to occur, without any motive to injure any one, in such cage, on being pointed out, they would be cor- rected at once. If Mr. Belmire had come to us himself, and required a correction of the small er- ror made by our reporter, it would have been im- mediately made, accompanied with remarks which would have been equivalent to a puff or advertise- ment, worth to him in amount as much as fifty or a hundred dollars. Instead of doing this, however, | he gave ear to the lawyers, and commenced a suit against us, and has been going un with this suit for several months, spending his money, his time, and his comfort, every day, without getting any satis- faction. After two trials, it is true he obtained a verdict for a few dollars; but even this was of no avail, for judgment upon it has been arrested. In | fact, the court, counsel and constables are all of them in perfect confusion, and none of them know what to do in respect to the intricacies of the law of libel in the present case. Now, if Mr. Belmire would call upon us, we could settle the matter for him in five minutes ; but when men will go to law and seek to take advan- tage of the uncertainty of that mysterious science, which lawyers and judges know so little about, | they seldom make anything out of it. advise Mr. Belmire, in future, trouble, to take the advice of hi trust to the opinion of lawyers, who will lead him into difficulties which will sour his temper, torment him night and day, and seriously affect his business. A man’s wife is his best lawyer—his best counsel— his best judge—his best adviser—and also the chea) est and most reasonable. We would ! WOULD Be THE Kr 4 ULTt—It will not be uninteresting, in the Present @ spect of our relations with Mexico, to ascertain | tk .¢ relative force of each nation. It is, of course, | ac mitted that Mexico as weak and imbecile, and he r only means of annoyance to the United Stater, is the imsuing of letters of marque, which might pre bably be of serious injury to our commerce; but ; wll she take the great responsibility of granting th em 7 But let us see how she stands in a naval point of vi ew:— s | Vi tase.s Compnisinc THe Mexican Navy, Recentiy at Ancuor at Vena Cruz. Guadeloupe . of Montezuma Bri Mexicano . Steamer ray Morelrs, Guerrero, Pilot boat Gun boat “ | “ Vietoria,. . | The city of Vera Cruz. is defended by the Castle | cf San Juan de Ulua, und two batteries at each «$xtremity of the town. The Castle has, since the loombardment by tin: French, been greatly tttrengthened by the introduction of Paixhan guns | trom England, France, aud the United States; to- | yrether with a large store of powder, shells, shot, de. A water battery, on the north side of the | Castle, has, also, been recently erected, which | vould, in the hands of Europeansor Americans, be | no easy conquest. {t has over two hundred guns | mounted. | At Tampico and Matamoras, there are no fortifi- | cations worth noticing. The American force now concentrated on the | coast and borders of Mexico, is already large, and | is to be considerably increased. The naval force | will be as follows:— | U.S. Squaprow im,tHe Guiry, uspen Com. Connen’s asa Guns. Size, Sloop of War Falmouth eae 2s Do do Joba Ad 22 [medium], 30% Do do __ St. Marys’ 2 32s & 60's Steamer Missi: 5 6i’s and 2120 Brig Porpoise 12 carronades. | Do Somers. | Do Lawrence jo. | 32's 64's Frigate Cumberland, on her way, 52 De Potomac. - Do United 8 | The whole of the above force, when combined, | would present 264 guns, and about 2400 officers, | seamen and marines. The most effective now | there are the steamer Mississippi, and sloop of war ; St. Mary’s, | Navan Force on tux West Coast or Mexico. | No. Guns. Frigate Savannah ....... yer Sloop of war Portsmouth . 22 Do vant .. 22 | Do Wart | Do Cyane Frigate Constitution, ordered there Do Congress, on her way there, Total . 0.0.00 cece eves . The complement of each sloop of war, officers, seamen, and marines, is 215 ; frigates, 460. Com- , modore Sloat has now the command of the Pacific | squadron; but it is generally believed that Commo- dore Stockton, in the Congrese, will succeed him. According to these facts, the force that we can bring to bear upon Mexico, in a few weeks, will be as follow Guns in the Gulf. ... “on rest Coast. Army on the Rio Grande. Total. ...+... 00. This force is considered, by good judges, to be | sufficient for all purposes. Ifthe estimate, that one | live Yankee is equal to six Mexicans, be correct, | the Mexicans will have to bring forward a force of | 52,441 men, to drive us from our position. But all | this is mere calculation. It will be seen that we | have force enough already there, and on the way, to | compel the Mexicans to make a treaty of peace with | us; and, as we have before remarked, we can only | be annoyed by the issue of letters of marque. With our foolish neighbor with considerable forbearance —with the forbearance of a kind father to a child who must obey. DEGRADATION OF THE Party Press —One of the | most distinctive features of the press in this coun- | ty, is the entire degradation of what is considered | the party press. Wherever we see the press the | mere organ of faction or party, there we see degra- | dation and disgrace. We refer, particularly, for specimens of the truth | of this remark, to the recent extraordinary contro- versy about mere party abstractions, almost impal- | pable to common sense, which have filled the co- | lumns of the party journals, both of the whigs and | democrats, in this State, Look, for instance, among | the democratic papers, the Albany Argus, and the | Albany Alas, and at the New York News, and the | | New York Globe. These journals occasionally | prove themselves to be governed by the principles | of respectability, but whenever a struggle comes for the spoils, or the possession of power, away go | respectability and decorum, and you will see nothing | but defamation and slander, the most atrocious charges and the most virulent abuse,beyond anything | that ever appeared in the independent press. The | | Proprietors and editors of these journals pass for | | gentlemen, in private circles ; but in their public ca’ | | pacity they seem to exhibit nothing but the charac- | teristic features of the Five Points loafers, or the | valgar ruffians around Corlaer’s Hook. Nor is this singular degradation confined to the democratic press, butis characteristic of the whig press, too. | The Albany Evening Journal, and the Tribune, the | ; Courier and Enquirer and the Express, are all high- ly respectable, intelligent, and temperate papers in | ordinary times, yet, during the recent twelve | | months, we have seen more melancholy exhibitions | of ‘virulence, atrocity, libel, and attacks made | against each other, than have appeared in the inde ~ | pendent press, probably for the last ten years. | | Thisas a melancholy exhibition of the influence of | party spirit on men 80 respectable in their positions and avocations; and it would seem that the party | press is made subservient to the passions and infir- | mities of human nature. Indeed, the American | people will have to rely upon the independent press | as the only source of truth and decency in the jour | nalism of the present day, and will be compelled to | support it, for the sake of transmitting the same to | their descendants. | | _Mepicat—Brocommmxt WaTer—Atrack on Dr. | Mortr.—A most atrocious and contemptible attack wken he gets into | appeared yesterday afternoon, in an obscure paper, is wife, and not to | called the Evening Mirror, against the high cha- racter of Dr. Mott,—charging that distinguished | physician with paying $1,500 a year, as a species of black mail, to “a certain editor” in this city—mean- | ing him of the Herald—for publishing his clinical > | remarks, in some of which, the nostrum called the Brocchieri water, was so signally exposed. The | French paper, called the Courrier des Etats Unis, Axorner Tueatricat, Revivit—Tur Bauer | has several times hinted in the same way at Dr. oN Ts Best AND Most BeavtiruL Lecs.—We verily | Mott; but, wanting in courage like its associate in believe there is to be another grand revival at the | quackery, it contented itself with the exhibition of Park Theatre—a revival in the poetry of motion. The new ballet of “ Giselle,” produced for the first | time in this country on Monday evening, although | a species of hemorrhage in words, against us, which not even the Brocchieri water could quench. The immediate cause of these disreputable exhibi- diminish, and a crowded audience nightly attest their high appreciation of the enterprising exertions of the management, in their production of this novelty. It will doubtle: weeks to come. Mest enthasiam. A rare and interesting bill will be pre- deficient in many respects, as a first performance al- | tions of imbecile malevolence against a distinguish- ways is, is undoubtedly destined to have a great | ed man, by these two organs of quackery, is the run and become highly popular. Madame Augusta | searching investigation which Dr. Mott made of the dances most beautifully, and her style, always ex- | Brocchieri water, and the final explosion of the tremely winning, is here positively captivating and | nostrum and its chevaliers. Failing to humbug the enchanting. She is,in fact, the embodiment of | public, they now turn their weapons against Dr. loveliness, modesty and Grace, ard the only fit suc- | Mott himself; but as John Rendolph of Roanoke | cessor of the great Elssler. | used to say, they may as well “ attack the-fortress | The crowded and fashionable audience on Mon- | of Gibraltar with a pocket pistol.” day evening, manifested their delight and approba- | tion by loud and indeed rapturous bursts of applause, and the fair dam seuse went bounding on—executing the most difficult pas—amid exclamations from all MELANCHOLY Faruure.—An attempt was made | | last week, by a couple of members of Congress, to _getupa duel—but with no effect. It ended in «| parts of the house, of “ how beautiful " « _ | Pickwickian affair. What a loss to the letter-wri- | prising!” “is she ow superb — how sur: ters! Jt is almost as bad as robbing them of their | The “Giselle” will be repeated this evening, and | old hate. | we should not be surprised if it had as great a1 Lou Ex:xction.—So far as the retu as “ Richard Ill,” produced so magnificently tes me ction bate been, received, it is Terme oe e the Keans, a short time since jocratic candidate for governor has been elected by a majority of about 3000. 3 Dispostrion or Trmry Cutecm Propsrty.— We think it is time that all the Christian seets in this xy should take into consideration the movement mow made by a certain section of the Episcepal church, in relation to the vast property of the Triri- ty Church corporation. There can be no doubt but that all the Christian sects in New York city have, upon principles of ‘equity and common sense, and agreeably to the | constitution ot this country, rights in the distribu- tion of this property, as much as the United States have rights in the Oregon territory. But this is not all. The property held by the old Presbyterian or Dutch church, is under the same tenure. It must be evident to every man of intelligence and common sense, that these tenures, by which ,isolated sects hold vast property in this city, are altogether con- trary to the spirit of the constitution, and to the spirit of the age, and are a remnant of the laws of primegeniture, or of feudalism, which ought not to obtain at all in the present day. Since this matter is now before the Legislature, we hope that all the churches of this city will bestir themselves, collect memorials and send on petitions and show to the Legislature that they have a common right, as Chrie- tian churches, to this property, as well as Trinity Church. When this property was given to Trinity Church, two hundred years ago, it was so given on the ground that the Episcopal Church was the religion of the State. This was the generel principle, at thattime and period. But in this age, all Christian. churches together. are the religion of the State, and under our constitution have, as religions of the State, the same rights. Under the charter, every church has'right to its pro rata share, according to | the ratio of the saints or pew holders. } We again call upon the churches to bestir them- | selves and claim their property trom those who now hold it, and particularly to prevent a small sect | of Episcopalians, called the ‘low church,” from | absorbing all, and defeating the general right of | every good Christian, Theatricals. | Parx Tueatre.—Last evening, Mr. George Vanden- hoff made his first appearance this season, at the Park | Theatre, in the character of Young Mirable, in the come- dy of : The Inconsistent.” It was one of the best pieces of acting we have seen for a long time. Mr. Vanden- hoff’s style is fresh and rich, natural and graceful. He carried the house with him, and at the close of the play was called out, and returned thanks for the enthusiastic reception he had met with. The eve- ning concluded with the farce of “ Done Brown,” and “The Old Soldier.” This evening, Madame Augusta appears again in the new ballet of “Giselle.” In this, Madame Augusta entirely surpasses herself, as it giv her an opportunity to display her pow: has not had before. | Bowsry Tueatre.—The grand nautical drama of the “ Wizard of the Wave” was again produced last evening, | to avery fulland fashionable auditory. T! witness this new spectacle seems rather to increase than maintain its present position for many The piece of “ Lucky Sters ” preceded Wizard of the Wave,” and passed off with the live. sented to-night, including the “ Widow’s Victim,” and the ‘ Wizard of the Wave.” Leoroup De Mever's Granp Concert at THE Taper, macus.—The lion pianist has recovered his strength, and will astonish and delight, a fashionable, musical, and crowded house to-morrow evening, with his roar—or rather the roar of his two magnificent Erards ; for De Meyer is a mild, amiable man in private lite, remarkable for his child-like simplicity and unpretending manners. He isa handsome man, too, and his good humored face beams with kindness. But notwithstanding this, his ‘or as we before remarked the roar of his Erards,is sometimes terrible and startling. It makes you feel that the maestro is in your presence. When ne mounts his destal, amid the loud and enthusiastic plaudits of a | br jant ditory, his mild b! eyes kindle with the hid fires of genius, and flash with unwonted lustre. ‘he piano is his slavi bedient to his will, and It pekonionges him as its 1 and he asserts his sovereignty in true kingly style. Be- neath his firm touch it rings out the clarion notes of vic- tory—now howls as the storm—now shrieks like the whiciwind—sgein it wails mournfully, as if the soul of some erring sprite were imprisoned within its caverns— now it roars like the tempest, or the cataract, and now the troubled waves are to rest, and the mos: plaintive music falls upon the ear—now it 3 out a merry, joyous peal, and all is harmony and glee. De Meyer is in fact a wonderful man—blessed with genius and refinedtaste. His career has been « series of bril- liant triumphs, and the fashionable and musical world will hei! his return to public life with transport. Howse’s Cincus at Patmo’s.—This establishment is rapidly increasing in favor, and is visited by crowded houses nightly. The astonishing performances of Mad. Macarte, and the horsemanship of N. are quite dra’ anditory. Master Nic the evening. There isa very attractive bill offered for this evening. Mad. Macarte is to appear. Herr Alexander, the celebrated necromancer, is at Washington. Master Sconcia and Mrs. Bailey are giving concerts Washington. Herr W. Boucher gives a grand concert at the Apollo | Saloon, on Saturday ovening next. Miss Julia Northall is tobe the principal soprano in the choir of the new Grace Church. Placide is in New Orleans. Yankee Hill is in Wilmington, N C. City In: nee. Our Future District Atroaxey.—The Board of Al- dermen again met lost evening in eaucus, which result- ed intment of John McKeon, Esq., to fill the offi trict Attorney, vacated by tne demise of son, Esq.’ Mr. McKeon received, on rotes, and Mr. Sheppard 6 ; consequent- ly Mr. McKeon was declared elected, and no doubt this appointment will be confirmed by the County Court. Y le man of very extended popularity, and would command alarge and overwhelming vote. The city reform party —the firemen—pilots, and indeed, a very large in tion of all classes, would generously unite upon this gentleman, and place him at the head of our city affairs. d Frags puaise .axuany.—We have received from our industrious and energetic Chief Engineer, Mr. C. V. Anderson, the following returns of fires through the month of January:— card Dot. = 3 How. Street. Cause and Damage. aa Jan. 1 3 1 2% aM 972 Water 11 1 TPM 261 Bleecker 21 9 re Alarm 3.1 1 TgaM Alarm 62 2 5° rM Alarm 61 1 Germ 63) 110¢ro Alarm nu 73 21 4M 337 Broadway Sto 72 210g RM 1393¢ Che 2 stor reer h 2 ny awed og, Hight. 2 28 eM Alarm Unknown. 12 21 aM 399 Monroe 2 mory porter house " & dwel’ng, slight. 22 2 Ti rM S66 Eldridge Astory bniek factory, slight. 2 2 team cor.GrandkcAllen tery woodenstore, ng. 1 2 Term Alarm Unknown. 1 11am Al Unknown, 12 24 eM Alar Chumney in Cherry. Hi adem Alum kaos. % 2 2 Mam id Hester 3 story brick dwell. 2% 2 1 8 em 201Grand,rear 3 story brick shop, mach injut 23 1 1 12 adt cor.10thav. &2ith 4 story brick flour mills, destroyed 2% 2 2 1g¢rM Hl Madison Sqrery pees dwell nm 293 110¢am cor. Wall & Pearl 6 «1 w1 21 am U2 1 Oem 2 story wood dwell- mg, slight, Te ard, about lo! ron Oxxcon.—The ship Brooklyn, sent out by Mess: » G. & . Benson, with 175 passengers for leaves the wnarf on the East river, opposite 37 street, at 2 o'clock to-day. oO Bauts.—The “Fancy Guards,” the funny com: ee toe te 10 made so recon on ad ‘ears day, when marched thro atree! afall akcn of alice, jive their first annual ball at Coliseum, on Thi evening next. It will bea var Tich and funny affeir-and all lovers of the Janghe- ble, when united with good music, a fine floor, and of girls, will, of course, be there. Tue Ericuneans —These lovers of the and good bo A ino jive their first annu i at the | Apollo, to-morrow evening. Caaxiste Liant Guanv.—This fine military company give a ball at the Apollo on the 17th of the present month. Onur citizen soldiers will, of course, be there. fire occurred in Eroningon on Monday - , “4 the stores of F. Pendleton & Go. we thi insu E. Faxon, jr. partial); Alexander Prentice, wholly insured, with ee principal portion of their contents. . | any thing? He replied us New Yorx, Fel J. G. Benwert, Ese.: Dean Sim—From an article which appeared in the Herald of this morning, (and to which the names <= Mesers. W. & J.T. T: tt are antached) | feel my: compelled to sustain sition I have taken, in ard to the manner in which 1) gentlemen conduct their business, and the imposition practised by them or their Saeee abroad, upon the unsuspecting foreigner, and ith this view, I present the followiog affidavits :— City axp Countr or New Yoax, trick Hig- , of said city and county, bei ly sworn, doth lepose and say, that he was induced to emigrate to this country through the representations of Mr. William Tapscott, of Liverpool, who held out to this “deponent, t receive constant employment from his brother, Mr. James Tiptomt, of city of New York. And this deponent further says, that upon his arrival inthis city, he called at the e of Mr. cott, but was unable to see him for about a month ; that when he did see him, pacott) he engaged this deponent at six dollars per week ; that at the end of the week, when he went to receive his pay, the clerk refused to give him more than five Per week, alleging. that he did not know the terms ,of jement, and if it was correct, he would receive the ; the second week this deponcnt received six dollars, but the third week he received none, and was discharged from their employ. And this deponent further says, that after great efforts to obtain the wages due him for his last week’s labor, they concluded to give him in lieu of money, about 20 lbs. of damaged biscuit, 21bs. coffee, 2 lbs. si small fish,and about Ibs. bacon, and some m this deponent can only compare to saw dust. And this deponent further says, that he is iuduced to make the above statement, in the hope that it may be the means o! wing t! hip brokers and runners in their true light, bed Hoe pin ri ine ey his coun- try rom bei lu; led ast ii té PATRIC: Hi a 7 of Februry, 1846, before . SNIFFEN, Commisioner of 5 atrick ‘ins, being duly sworn, doth depose and say, that he arrived in this city on or about day of August, 1845, that he came passenger on board the Portsmouth, from Liverpool. And this deponent farther be that he and his family are reduced to the extremes of poverty by reason of the went of employment, and that in consequence was obliged to apply to the alms house for support. And this deponent further says, that upon applying at the said department, he received from the superinten- dent, George W. Anderson, Esq , a notice to the bonds- men, Mesers. W. & J.T. Tapscott, requesting them to assist me. And this deponent further says that upon applying at the office of Messrs. W. & J. T. Ta he was refused any aid whatsoever, and that upon his repeating the ap- ion, was iotiaaertly ordered out of their office. And further ponent saith not. PATRICK HIGGINS. Sworn to this 2d riage wom 1846, before me, ALLA |. SNIFFEN, Com. of Deeds. I also append a note eived this morning from Mr. David sais Jr, formerly 1 juperintendent of the House of Refuge, which in If is quite sufficient, without the introduction of further corroborative testi- mony in my possession, to establish and maintain the position I have assumed :— New Yorx, Feb. 2, 1846. To G. W. Axverson, Esq., Commissioner, kc. &c. Dear Sin—Is this a case in which you can allow some rep Crry anp County or New You« of said city and count; out of door help to this man and his wile, and charge it to the Tapscott's?. They utterly refuso ‘to do anything forthem. Respectfully, | DAVID TERRY, Jx 452 Washington st. Tho Messrs. Tapscott seem to be very much annoyed on the account of what they would be pleased to deno- minate an officious interference upon my part. It may be for these gontlemen to understand, that in the discharge of my duties, as superintendent of out door hold myselt in no degree responsible to indivi- d more particularly to those who would seck the benefit which my silence would naturally promote. They also intimate, th this subject. In this Ihope not to be disappointed, for in the carrying on of this controversy they may be en- tertained with some developments to which their own names ere subscribed, and which, perhaps, they would be glad to have withheld from the public eye. ! Do they not contract, or authorise their agents abroad to contract, for the passage of emigrants, not only to this country but as far as Buffalo, at exorbitant rates, whi they secure their e from this city thitherward, at one dollar and twenty-five cents per head? There are some other Lads gg: which I reserve for a future period. . W. ANDERSON, Superintendant of the out door poor. New Yorx, Feb. 2, 1846. James Gorvon Bennett, Ese : Dear Sin—“ The Young Friends of Ireland” request- \ ed me to visit th itablishment of Tapscott & Co., re- ferred toin your paper, they having read, with much interest, the ‘correspondence which has appeared regard- ing the Irish em: its, and their treatment by the shi; owners who fetch them to thiscountry. | visited th: | tablishment of » Tapscott & Co., in North Sixth | street, Williamsburgh, to-day, and found a large number | of females in the house—their appearance squalid and | muserable, and the place in which they were.heightened the picture of misery—a stove and two long forms torm- | ed the furniture of the kitchen, as it is called. I had but | a moment to listen to the complaints of the poor women, which tended to confirm the statement given in your | Paper, when the overseer of the come down and requested me to go up stairs, and @ other parts of the house. } He informed me that there were nineteen men and seven women inthe house; and that last week seven men left who were ordered to work on some lots belong- ing to Tapscott. I asked, would Mr. Tapscott pay them he would not—that he had sup- | pliedthem some shoes and pantaloons, but he did not think them entitled'to payment. The penalty fer not working is, in all c: to stop their food. There are several children in the house, and some of them look The food used there being the ight most important, on making en- tl sickly and destitute. a the housekeeper placed before me question which I the quiry on that subject, the following b drawn up in Mr. Tapscott’s office, by himself: Sundty—Breed poate Locals. oun, teh seances: Sesh anday—Bread, coffee, biseuit. Soup, beef, aah Monday—Pottixeand molasses. Rice. Mu ‘Tuesday—Potta mol’ses: Fish and po'atoes. Pot Wednesday—tottage. Pea soup and biscuit. Mu: « Therada ~ ieenh ook walle: Beeftoun. vetoes. Nah: Toul lay—Po-tage ial s. lash. Saturday—Puttage. Feasoep end biscuit. Mush. | ah Beak, The breadand biscuit, and molasses and m hown | Heskinas to me as what is used, is fair; but the people that | Tents they get such—the quantity pointed out as that allowod | Binkef Am, to cosh, about one third of what was needful for healthy chants’, person: 7th Ward Bk. inmates of this poor house are apparently well 1d with the condu t of the attendant physician. | | have frequently visited hospitals, and saw the treatment | of their inmates, and certainly this is far below any such establishment in SSesgstioe neserpedie od perce | 5 is amongst the poor people typhoid symp- | toms, and their strength and their health will suffer by | the continuance of the treatment set forth so distinctly | in your former papers, and which statements appear to | me well grounded and true. | JAMES WALSH, Cor. Sec’y. | Movement in THE Souru.—We find in the Tus- | calooea wa Journal, a report submitted to the House of Representatives of that State, by a special com- pyre bird the Vo oti en pgs boon trade. Itia imy nt, ae odio , on the of the of slaves, 8 conviction of the filtendncise of thi D upon the interests, safety and character of the States which furnish the market. The report is accompanied by a bill prohibiting, under severe penalties, the intro- duction of slaves by traders or non-residents. The mo’ Journal : that our slave population is bec ming too numerous for the interest end security of the citizens of the State; and that non-resident planters send their slaves among us, and withdraw the ds of their labor to be expends in other States. further express the fear that, as popular opinion is meng mc ot the continuation of slave mm Kentucky, Virginia, and other States, we may be overrun with this class of population.” Movements of Trav.llers. There was, yesterday, a considerable increase of Southern and Western travelling, an indication, no pone of aneerly and p: aa spring enterprise. The is HD. Comp, U. 8 Navy; R. R, Voris, Bi a and Gibson, Albany; Jan Webv, Mobile; 8. W, 4 A Sing: irs. Barnard and Gibson, Rios peeere. Russell and Franklin, jew York. pr — James Crawford, Philadelphia; M. Downing, Newburgh; M. Forsyth, Kingston; R. Stone, Philada; G.Rice, South Carolina; Lieut. Wood, Was! n; E. G. Lyford, Boston; J. B. Eastman, B: '. God- dart, Boston; H. James, Albany; C. Judson. Hartford; U. F. Pond, do; A. G. Hazard, Enfield; Eli Ball, Richmond; H. 8. Garrett, Baltimore; Mr. Eustis, New Orleane; tris, aig a F. Falban, aincy, Ill; H. P. Ward, Bos- Princeton; F. @. Greggs, Q Crrv—Com. Kearney, U. 8, Navy; J. H_ Vanderbilt, ITY. 7 wy J. HY ton; J. L. Weatherly, Cleveland. Philadel . Pearson, do; W. L. Parker, do é Heath, inty, Va; A. Hood, J. H. Winters, St. Louis; Jas E Reed, Louisville, Ky; J. Grafton, Boston; C, 8. Smith, Philadelphia; F. H. Cossitt, Memphis; James Finlay, Philadelphia; N. Bunker, do; W. B. Drinker, J. ¥ delphia; W. M. McClin- UE, Mitchell, St, Louis Strong, Po’ ie: G. Chey Philadelphia; J H. Wardle, er, Albany; George Mallory, Waterb' Morristown; L. Linsley, Connecticut; E. H. Norton, Goshen; Dr. Harwood, Boston; A. L. Latham, Norwich. Grome—-A. Mitchell, Bridgewater; John H. Broome, at they have not yet done with | 7 of fare, which I was told had been | M: Webster; Mr. Ellis, Weat Lake; Mr. Macauley, Philade- ye nt at . aap-A. Ladd, New Senmosa, bey Gentes Celle nson, do; 0] ce tat; Saints Hele ; Va; W. Swaim, Philadelphia; R. M. MoCu , Pittabur George W. Starr, Buffalo; H. M. Wood, Albany; R. 3 J. Sharpe, Philadelphia; T. Mears, do, Palmer, Pittsbu: nison, Charleston; J. ae begins with languor Sateen aa ‘other wi ve des iy are not only of Small Pox and other eruptive complaints, From three t sit Le ape Cm re the ‘and. other iti, re rt rent jon of the ,eqneuraptiony and other icnistle cor iat, whieh Deana Ay iit Aen B the yo = rive health rand tothe whole fi ones of evaey. iran, By the name of purporingto be Tndian 5 iretts, iphia, 1 ean | guarantee as genuine any » Pi the oye jot an agent of ae rat Depot, No- +st imposition is t0 purchase from characters, or at and Gqme- afflict pavenll man nitsiee MONE many, Very many, eyeryanerier we heat ofthe eat oral oI Rosa stecice ayer ty we np fonvenine i. 00 rete ice. iain ‘the city, Sanda, dingron; Hloodley, Fhelps & Co-. whol sale agents. Vigation of the Ohio River, Tine State of Rever. Plac. Lor » Wheeling, Pittsburg! MONEY MARKET. Tuesday, Feb. 3—6 P. M. Stocks were rather fist today. The sales were very limited, and quotations fell off a fraction. Canton de- clined } percent; Harlem, }; Reading Railroad, } ; Pen- sylvania 5's, }; Norwich and Worcester, Morris Canal, Farmers’ Loan, North American Trust, and Stonington, closed at yesterday’s prices. Long Island went up }. The Receiver of the Lafayette Bank will pay to the stockholders a third dividend of five per cent on the ai mount of the capital stock, on the 10th inst. The Guardian Insurance Company have declared a tar- ther dividend of fifteen per cent on losses by the fire of July last—making,with the former dividends, ninety per cent in all. The dividend of three per cent declared by the Man- | hattan Company of this city, was the first dividend since 1840; but since then the company has made good a defi- cit in its capital to an amount exceeding $800,000, and has now a surplus on hand, after paying the dividend. Books were lately opened for subscriptions for five hundred additional shares of the Bank of Montpelier, Vt. On closing them it was ascertained thet four thousand sven hundred and two shares had,been subscribed for— nearly ten times the required amount. The annexed table exhibits the value of merchandize, both foreign and domestic, exported from this port to each country with which we have an export trade. It will be observed that about two-thirds of the aggregate value exported for the month, wereshipped to Great Bri- tain and dependencies. Commence or THE Pont or New Youx, For Jancgny, 10s Merchandize. + 1,919,412 fetee dof 6 81 o od 14 575- Export of Specie... 21,762 2,128,606 For.dut’le, Total. 11719 3,916 ‘2, 1 ,% Beas ane 8 7 22.755, U7 465 S77 (96,770 110,196 883 1,896 2 882 ik 53 58,008 1,705 623 44,123 274693 a5.IT7 138 4% 92,995 163 mM 18,850 ‘61 206 Total Merchandise..1,999, # Specie exported Total Exports........ sseese cee ceeee ee eee 188,606 In the exports to British dependencies are $70,000 worth ef corn, entered for Gibralter, said to be for the | French army in Africa. Among the other exports to Eng- | land and Ireland were 53,407 barrels of flour; 105,626 bushels of corn; 6,253 barrels corn meal; 15,048 bushel® wheat, and 861,700 peunds of cheese. The exports for January, 1845, were, domestic merchandize $1,254,787 ; foreign $213,168 ; total $1,467,955; for January, 1846, do. mostic merchandize $1,939,412, foreign $161,482, total $2,122,606. This exhibits an increase in January, 1846, of $654,651, equal to nearly fifty per cent. The dutie® | 1 the imports into this port for January, 1846, were $1,- 476,324, against $1,687,025, for the same month in 1645, showing a decrease this year of $210,701. . We annex thejreports of eight city banks, for five pe- tiods. These returns cover a period of twelve montts, and according to these official statements, the banks have gone on like clock work. New Yorx Crry Banus. Feb, wg. Nov. Feb. - Mech. Bank, 2.343 12 ayn 310 21504 199 anim acest Nad. Bank,” 1007/61 Iri65,0e7 1260.90 Taye ise Iason hs 1,890 1°994,729 1,616,098 1,1 1 7 de 871, 876,239 rye] A 3 1th Ward Bi of Com. Bk of Com, Totals... 2,783,631 Circulation. 4 Mech. Bank, 397 172 ,339 401,133 432,614 456 729 National, 199058 221.498 | 199712 185 335 904,680 Manhattan, 55,971 55,169 52,126 51.168 60 743 Tradesmens’, 169,355 186 567 158,007 170.065 183,780 Bank of Am., 196938 196,626 Rt 216,438 Merchants’, $46,251 963,61 318780 720 296,384 Teh Ward Bk., 298.407 238.796 327613 218.89 247 887 Bk of Com,’ 254,665 268,775 297,005 247,720 215 022 Totals... 1,896,817 1,944,721 1,962,896 1,811,991 1, Deposit: Mech. Bank, 1,089,529 1,309,004 1,270,638 1,418,159 1, Nattonal, 438 "804.967 098 “911,136 It will be observed that there has been but a trifling variation in the ite movement of these institu” tions The deposits appear to have fallen off more than any other ‘epartment. The line of discounts has been uniformly maintained, so far as we are able to judge from these reports; but we believe that the recent re- strictions in the money market have been caused by the simultaneous efforts of the banks to reduce their opera- tions to a level with those reported in the November retarns. It may appear to many, hardly possible that the banks could have such an influence upon the money ‘ket, when their returns exhibit such a uniform movement from quarter to quarter. The reports that are made to the Comptroller, and published according to law, do not give the public the slightest idea of the ac- tual condition of these institutions, or of what their movements have been within the previous three months It is barely possible that the returns, on the day they are made out, may approximate somewhat to their actual Condition; but a change so rapid and so great takes Place, that in forty-eight hours a‘ter the various depart, present an entirely different appearance. { The demand for money, since last November, has been no larger than usual, but the supply has been much less, and the article has, therefore, been scarce. The returns of the banks of this city for February, show about the same movement as those for November last, but the amount of money afloat on the first of Fubruary, was much less than on the first of December, when the con- traction commenced, and the restrictions which have since been so severely felt, were first resorted to. It is the impression in Wall street, that the discount line of the banks in that vicinity, wes fall ten millions of dollars less on the 3ist day of January, than on the 30th of November last, and if the condition of the banks on the day in November named, could be arrived at, such would without doubt prove to be the case. There fluctuations in the movements of the banks are never seen, but they a'e most severely felt. They have an mmense influence upon the operations of commerce, and seriously injure the commercial classes, as they, in ‘a measure, depend upon there institutions for facilities ‘These sudden inflations and contractions are the ruin of those who are at any time induced to extend their busi- ness upona bank credit The brokers generally suffer the most when the banks determine upon a great and rapid contraction, as their loans are usually on demand; their securities the first affected by any tightness in the money market; and when tho most necessary, the greater the diffiloulty in realizing, as the greater the contraction in the money market, the greater the decline for quota’ tions in stocks. Allclasses suffer more or less by the’ contractions, and it should be the first thing that receives the attention of the Legislature. The attention of the Legislature has been called to this question by the banks themselves. They ipplied to that body to be re- lieved from the quarterly reports, and we trust thet Proper measures will be taken to have the whole affair thoroughly investigated, as wo feel satisfied, when it is seen how many abuses have been practised under the Present law, that @ great and redical change will be